Increase in hydrostatic pressure forces blood from pores
91. Resilin gives wings flexibility: insects
"Many insects can fold their wings. When folded, the wings are easily manoeuvred by the help of auxiliary parts on their tips. The U.S. Air Force has produced E6B Intruder aircraft with folding wings after being inspired by this example." "The win...
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92. Receptors detect minuscule vibrations: alligator
"Crocodilians have organ dome pressure receptors (DPRs) on their faces that are connected to the hypertrophied nerve system, and are capable of detecting very small disruptions in the surface of the surrounding water, caused by location of their p...
94. Lingual rete precools blood: gray whale
"Vascular structures for heat conservation in the tongue of the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) are reported here. Numerous individual countercurrent heat exchangers are found throughout the massive tongue. These converge at the base of the t...
95. Heart grows: Burmese python
"Burmese pythons display a marked increase in heart mass after a large meal. We investigated the molecular mechanisms of this physiological heart growth with the goal of applying this knowledge to the mammalian heart. We found that heart growth in...
96. Varied landscapes increase population stability: ecosystems
"Rugged, hilly landscapes with a range of different habitat types can help maintain more stable butterfly populations and thus aid their conservation…"The scientists…found that sites with a greater diversity of habitat types (e...
97. Ecballium elaterium changes water pressure to disperse seeds.
Mecanism: Water pressure in plant cells (turgor) prevents leaves and stems from wilting and keeps cells rigid under the influence of gravitational forces which allows vertical growth. Champions: Ecballium elaterium seeds build up osmotic pressure ...
98. Optical hydrophone
"Stanford researchers have developed a highly sensitive underwater microphone that can capture the whole range of ocean sounds, from the equivalent of a soft whisper in a library to an explosion of a ton of TNT just 60 feet away – a range of...
99. Special eyes increase photosensitivity: spookfish
"The six-eyed spookfish (Bathylychnops exilis) has an optical system that is unique in the animal kingdom. Unknown to scientists until as recently as 1958, and dwelling at depths of 330-3280 feet (100-1000 m), this slender pike-like fish has paire...
100. Biochemistry happens in little tubes and ducts and blood vessels.
“Microfluidic devices are systems for manipulating fluids in micrometer-scale channels and wells. ‘A lot of our body is microfluidic, little tubes and ducts and blood vessels… It makes intuitive sense that microfluidics are usef...
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