Who is this??
Weird lil bug that almost looks like it’s just poking its head out of its shell to scootch up the wall?? 🧪

And this is the motion they used to dig through more compact substrate:

So now we have movies of how moles dig in couscous!!

Basically, they found that the moles used different motions to dig depending on the characteristics of whatever they were digging through. This is the motion they used to dig through the looser substrate:

Because she hung out in the corner & seemed chill. Unlike Dave who was a maniac. But then one day I came downstairs and she was EATING Dave who was easily 2x her size. Anyway now she’s named Reba(a single mom who works 2 jobs who loves her kids& never stops with gentle hands& the heart of a spider)

Is this common in wild fish? It’s not totally clear. The study took place in the ocean, and the authors note that fish participation was voluntary. There is of course an excellent video of the participants, including Bernie, Julius, and Geraldine that I highly recommend watching

During my travels in QLD I had the incredible experience of seeing a platypus in the wild. Obvi they lay eggs & have venomous spines BUT even cooler they hunt underwater using electroreceptors in their bills to detect electrical activity generated by the muscle movements of their prey🧪🦊 #auswildlife