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Bizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tasting
Some sea robin species can use their legs to sense prey.
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Biology, evolutionary biology, fish, neurobiology, Science, sensory neurons, Tech Industry, Tech NewsBizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tasting
Read more: Bizarre fish has sensory “legs” it uses for walking and tastingSome sea robin species can use their legs to sense prey.
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Unprecedented Biting Strength in Jurassic Lampreys Points to Flesh-Eating Past
Read more: Unprecedented Biting Strength in Jurassic Lampreys Points to Flesh-Eating PastFossilized lampreys from the Jurassic period have surprised a team of paleontologists by their size and well-preserved feeding structures, indicating the creepy fish were already predatory 160 million years ago.Read more…
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Fish’s big mistake preserved an unusual fossil for us
Read more: Fish’s big mistake preserved an unusual fossil for usA lethal final meal preserved the only intact ammonite found in a fossil bed.
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The armor of armored fish started out as part of the nervous system
Read more: The armor of armored fish started out as part of the nervous systemCells from the developing spinal cord make the sturgeon’s bony, armored plates.
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Extinct Megalodons Swam Slower to Eat More, New Research Suggests
Read more: Extinct Megalodons Swam Slower to Eat More, New Research SuggestsSharks are often imagined as lethal predators with rows of razor-sharp teeth and capable of zipping through the water at high speeds. But it seems in the case of the famous prehistoric shark Otodus megalodon, only one of those premises holds true.Read …
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High Temperatures and Low Oxygen Choke Out Thousands of Fish in the Gulf
Read more: High Temperatures and Low Oxygen Choke Out Thousands of Fish in the GulfThousands of fish littered the shores of Quintana Beach and Bryan Beach in Texas this past weekend after low oxygen in the water killed off fish in the region, ABC13 News reported.Read more…
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7 ‘Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared
Read more: 7 ‘Extinct’ Species That Eventually ReappearedSometimes, we give up on a species too soon. Just because it’s been a few decades or even centuries since a creature showed its face, doesn’t always mean it’s truly extinct. These so-called Lazarus species—named for a man resurrected by Jesus in the Go…
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Hammerhead Sharks ‘Hold Their Breath’ When Deep Diving
Read more: Hammerhead Sharks ‘Hold Their Breath’ When Deep DivingWhen hammerhead sharks begin some of their deepest dives, they do the piscine equivalent of what a human would do: they hold their breath.Read more…
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Fish May Feel Each Other’s Fear Through the Same Mechanism That Drives Human Empathy
Read more: Fish May Feel Each Other’s Fear Through the Same Mechanism That Drives Human EmpathyYou may have heard that ‘fish don’t feel pain.’ It’s a common, persistent myth that dates back to 17th-century French philosophy. Yet, regardless of René Descartes’s many other worthwhile ideas, the scientific consensus is that he was flat-out wrong on…
