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Effective and elegant—new research reveals the swimming mechanics of gossamer worms.
Unlike its bottom-dwelling kin, the gossamer worm (Tomopteris sp.) lives in constant motion. This graceful swimmer “dances” through the midwater with the rhythmic paddling of its swimming legs. A new study published in Integrative and Comparative Biology this summer from MBARI researchers Joost Daniels and Kakani Katija, with collaborators Karen Osborn and her team @smithsonian, has revealed the swimming behavior of gossamer worms in fine detail.
A flexible body plan allows Tomopteris to combine multiple modes of propulsion to achieve effective—and elegant—swimming. This makes the gossamer worm’s anatomy and swimming mechanics interesting for engineers. In the future, this worm could inspire new designs for everything from underwater propulsion to medical technology. Learn more about this incredible intersection of engineering and biology on our website.
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Why do we, as humans, tell stories? All of them could technically apply, but pick the one that feels most right to you.
So we can make our lives better somehow
It’s the best way to make sense of the world
Just because we like to
It’s the best way to make sense of ourselves
Stories help us establish our identities
Can’t help it; we are made of stories
It helps us shape our sense of right and wrong
Sorry, no free space on this one. I want real answers because I believe this question is at the heart of what makes us people. Reblog (please and thank you <3) for larger sample size, etc.
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Where did you come from
Tumblr is my home….I never left
I left tumblr during the porn ban and now im back for no reason
Reddit Refugee
Twitter Refugee
Facebook Refugee
Some Other Site [Comment]
RB for the largest sample size this site has ever seen
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I can’t believe I read this post with my own fucking eyes
Bruh
I love it unironically, I burst out laughing. It hits the same note as “the opposite of malice is bonfire”.
the waterfall to my firefly
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we don’t talk abt how stressful buying new glasses frames is. ur shopping for your whole personality there. life on the line. do or die. all for two pieces of glass and some sticks
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