Ray tails have long been mysterious. Scientists may have finally discovered their function
Tails aren’t just animal accessories, they usually carry specific functions, but when it comes to rays, their function has ...
Forbes14d
The Cownose Ray’s Secret Danger Antenna
Lateral line canal, LLC; primary tubule ... live in the open ocean and migrate over vast distances. Heightened sensory perception could be essential for avoiding predators and navigating the ...
Phys.org24d
Cownose ray uses its tail as a fine-tuned antenna, new study finds
The lateral line, they found, ran the length of the ray's body and was also connected to the ray's skin. The finding strongly suggests the tail is a sensory organ. The researchers suggest that it ...
The New York Times24d
Scientists Finally Make Heads of Giant Stingray Tails
3-D scans of the tail of the cownose ray revealed holes that were linked to the fish’s lateral line canal, a system of sensory organs found in fish and amphibians.CreditCredit...Chaumel and ...
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Cownose ray uses its tail as a fine-tuned antenna, new study finds
The lateral line, they found, ran the length of the ray's body and was also connected to the ray's skin. The finding strongly suggests the tail is a sensory organ.
Over 50? If You Can Hold These 10 Stability Positions, You're in Good Shape
Take a big step forward, bending both knees to about 90 degrees lowering your body down to knee level. Let your back knee ...
eLife1d
Oxytocin receptor controls promiscuity and development in prairie voles
Oxytocin receptor (Oxtr) signaling influences complex social behaviors in diverse species, including social monogamy in prairie voles. How Oxtr regulates specific components of social attachment ...
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Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura create tiered concrete house on Mexican cliffside
Mexico City architecture studios Módica Ledezma and JJRR Arquitectura have teamed up to construct a stacked seaside residence ...
BMJ13d
Overuse injuries and burnout in youth sports: a position statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
1 Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics, Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA 2 Departments of Pediatrics and ...
animalsaroundtheglobe28d
Seglfiskurinn Fljótur sundmaður sem stangast á við strauma hafsins
Another aspect of their navigation involves their sensory adaptations. Sailfish have acute vision and lateral lines, sensory organs that detect changes in water pressure and movement. These ...
Frontiers12d
Intermediate Cells of Dual Embryonic Origin Follow a Basal to Apical Gradient of Ingression Into the Lateral Wall of the Cochlea
Despite their importance for normal hearing, how these cells develop and migrate to their position in the lateral ... lines in different studies. The present study, seems in agreement with Freyer ...