Lethal sonic weapons

Sonic weapons are frequently used by military circles as non-lethal irritants to deter opponents. My question is; could a naturally evolved organism kill, or at least incapacitate, small prey using sound of some sort, and if so, how would it do this?

I'm assuming a focused beam of sound, likely ultrasound, would work best for a biological weapon intent on killing rather than irritating. Other than that, I don't know what to expect.

Edit: I forgot to mention, the organism I have in mind is terrestrial. I think the pistol shrimp's cavitation bubble and all that wouldn't work in air, at least not without a hugely more powerful snap.

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