High speed video of herbivores eating

[Darkxerox]

Cool stuff out of UC Davis!

How are they biting? High-speed video reveals unexpected jaw movements in reef fish

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists at the University of California, Davis have discovered. This ability—which is rare among vertebrate animals—allows these fish to feed rapidly and efficiently on algae growing on rocks. The work is...

phys.org

 

[derek_SR]

Neat!

I've got a lazy ass Tomini tang that needs to read this article and be reminded of his uniquely adapted jaws to do some actual fucking work around here.

 

[BlueSallymandr]

Wow this is interesting and I never knew that mammals were unusual in being able to move their jaws sideways

 

[H2OPlayar]

Peter Wainwright, one of the researchers behind this video I am pretty sure is the son of my mom's major professor from Duke, Steve Wainwright, who specialized in fish locomotion.

"Steve was an early founder of the field of biomechanics, which applies principles of mechanical engineering to understand how animals and plants are built to accomplish daily tasks. In 1986 he co-authored Mechanical Design in Organisms, a landmark book that established the fledgling field and is still widely used today. In his research Steve sought the general principles of organismal design, while drawing on subjects from across the tree of life, including sea fans, reef corals, shark skin, marlin backbones, whale blubber, anemone tentacles, coconut palms and rubbery seaweeds."

I think he was part of the team that invented twiddle fish along with Charles "Chuck" Pell.

Playthings of Science

Playthings of Science

www.discovermagazine.com

Really cool to see these names stick around in marine biology.

 

[Darkxerox]

Neat!

I've got a lazy ass Tomini tang that needs to read this article and be reminded of his uniquely adapted jaws to do some actual fucking work around here.

I think they're slime and film algae eaters right?