Thomas Schwaha
@tschwaha.bsky.social
Zoology, Microscopy, Evolutionary Biology
Reposted by Thomas Schwaha
Boring bivalves are actually quite interesting! The ability to bore into rock has evolved multiple times in bivalves. @spissatella.bsky.social found that boring bivalves have a greater variety of forms than their non-boring counterparts! (220)
August 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Boring bivalves are actually quite interesting! The ability to bore into rock has evolved multiple times in bivalves. @spissatella.bsky.social found that boring bivalves have a greater variety of forms than their non-boring counterparts! (220)
and the second here:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
The ectoparasitic seal louse, Echinophthirius horridus, relies on a sealed tracheal system and spiracle closing apparatus for underwater respiration - Communications Biology
Morphological and experimental analyses of seal lice reveal a unique spiracle-closing system and exclude plastron use, suggesting cuticular and pigment-based respiration with limited tracheal oxygen s...
www.nature.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
and the second here:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...