#invertebrates — Public Fediverse posts

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

🪱 NEW: Researchers in #Vienna found that the jaws of the ragworm 'Perinereis cultrifera' are made of #proteins bonded with metal ions including #zinc, producing a #material hard like metal yet elastic like #polymer.

Other bristle #worms swim backwards without turning, see in #ultraviolet, and detach rear ends that swim to the surface to spawn.

👉 https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2026/bristle-worms-are-super-weird

#polychaetes #marinebiology #metals #evolution #ocean #zoology #robotics #bioluminescence #invertebrates #science #nature #wildlife

Found on lettuce; Western Tarnished Plant Bug. (Watch for it in your garden and your salad.) New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/07/polyphagous.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #GardenPests #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Found on lettuce; Western Tarnished Plant Bug. (Watch for it in your garden and your salad.) New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/07/polyphagous.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #GardenPests #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography