Maria Naharro Vilas
@oceanvitalpulse.bsky.social
👩🔬 Chemical Eng. diving in the marine conservation 🌊
🧪 Exploring the alchemy from the oceans 🐡
🧐 Do you want to join me to unveil the chemistry of the seas?
Insta: @oceanvitalpulse
🧪 Exploring the alchemy from the oceans 🐡
🧐 Do you want to join me to unveil the chemistry of the seas?
Insta: @oceanvitalpulse
Last but not least...
Some fun facts explained by the National Geographic:
youtu.be/GRzeNlqnRxU?...
#electricclam #discoclam #𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 #marinebiology #marinesciences #marinelife #science
Some fun facts explained by the National Geographic:
youtu.be/GRzeNlqnRxU?...
#electricclam #discoclam #𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 #marinebiology #marinesciences #marinelife #science
Electric Disco Clams Exist—Watch Them Light Up This Coral Reef | National Geographic
YouTube video by National Geographic
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February 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Last but not least...
Some fun facts explained by the National Geographic:
youtu.be/GRzeNlqnRxU?...
#electricclam #discoclam #𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 #marinebiology #marinesciences #marinelife #science
Some fun facts explained by the National Geographic:
youtu.be/GRzeNlqnRxU?...
#electricclam #discoclam #𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 #marinebiology #marinesciences #marinelife #science
Artificial 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔⁉️
Simply fascinating 🤩 Have a look to this research about the 'disco' clam behaviour.
Dougherty LF, Niebergall AK, and Meyer EK. 2016 "Examining Flashing as a Potential Prey Lure in the ‘Disco’ Clam ,𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔", American Malacological Bulletin 34(2), 160-168
Simply fascinating 🤩 Have a look to this research about the 'disco' clam behaviour.
Dougherty LF, Niebergall AK, and Meyer EK. 2016 "Examining Flashing as a Potential Prey Lure in the ‘Disco’ Clam ,𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔", American Malacological Bulletin 34(2), 160-168
February 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Artificial 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔⁉️
Simply fascinating 🤩 Have a look to this research about the 'disco' clam behaviour.
Dougherty LF, Niebergall AK, and Meyer EK. 2016 "Examining Flashing as a Potential Prey Lure in the ‘Disco’ Clam ,𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔", American Malacological Bulletin 34(2), 160-168
Simply fascinating 🤩 Have a look to this research about the 'disco' clam behaviour.
Dougherty LF, Niebergall AK, and Meyer EK. 2016 "Examining Flashing as a Potential Prey Lure in the ‘Disco’ Clam ,𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔", American Malacological Bulletin 34(2), 160-168
This another research explores the WHY. Could it be a defense mechanism? Very interesting! Look at her eyes too 🤯👀
Dougherty LF, Dubielzig RR, Schobert CS, Teixeira LB, Li J. 2017 Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams (𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔). Biol Open.6, 648-653
Dougherty LF, Dubielzig RR, Schobert CS, Teixeira LB, Li J. 2017 Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams (𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔). Biol Open.6, 648-653
February 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This another research explores the WHY. Could it be a defense mechanism? Very interesting! Look at her eyes too 🤯👀
Dougherty LF, Dubielzig RR, Schobert CS, Teixeira LB, Li J. 2017 Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams (𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔). Biol Open.6, 648-653
Dougherty LF, Dubielzig RR, Schobert CS, Teixeira LB, Li J. 2017 Do you see what I see? Optical morphology and visual capability of 'disco' clams (𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔). Biol Open.6, 648-653
🔬The explanation of the reflectance mechanism is based on this research:
Dougherty LF, Johnsen S, Caldwell RL, Marshall NJ. 2014 A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔. J. R. Soc. Interface 11: 20140407. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
Dougherty LF, Johnsen S, Caldwell RL, Marshall NJ. 2014 A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔. J. R. Soc. Interface 11: 20140407. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
February 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🔬The explanation of the reflectance mechanism is based on this research:
Dougherty LF, Johnsen S, Caldwell RL, Marshall NJ. 2014 A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔. J. R. Soc. Interface 11: 20140407. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
Dougherty LF, Johnsen S, Caldwell RL, Marshall NJ. 2014 A dynamic broadband reflector built from microscopic silica spheres in the ‘disco’ clam 𝑪𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔. J. R. Soc. Interface 11: 20140407. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif...