claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?message-squaremessage-square219linkfedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down15
arrow-up1199arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?claim_arguably@lemdro.id to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square219linkfedilink
minus-squareJadenSmith@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up97·3 months agoToads swallow food with their eyes. When they snag some food into their mouth they close their eyelids, and their eyes go inside and help push food down the throat before coming back up to the front of the head.
minus-squareDanquebec@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-23 months agoIt’s always fascinating for me to learn about the totally unexpected and “creative” solutions evolution “comes up” with, real or simulated. Here, a great paper on such solutions
Toads swallow food with their eyes. When they snag some food into their mouth they close their eyelids, and their eyes go inside and help push food down the throat before coming back up to the front of the head.
It’s always fascinating for me to learn about the totally unexpected and “creative” solutions evolution “comes up” with, real or simulated.
Here, a great paper on such solutions