#velvetworms — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/476809/ Meet The Worm That Hunts With A Slime Cannon — A Biologist Explains #biology #Biomechanics #Éire #Evolution #EvolutionaryBiology #IE #Ireland #Onychophora #Science #Slime #SlimeCannon #VelvetWorm #VelvetWormSlime #VelvetWorms

Scientists discover a new #VelvetWorm species in #Ecuador https://phys.org/news/2024-07-scientists-velvet-worm-species-ecuador.html

A #NewSpecies of #VelvetWorms of the genus Oroperipatus (Onychophora, Peripatidae) from western #Amazonia https://zse.pensoft.net/article/117952/

"the velvet worm is generally nocturnal and exhibits parental care, meaning the mother takes care of her young after they are born. These #animals are hunters that use a sticky substance secreted from a pair of anterior glands to trap their prey."

#VelvetWorm shoots #slime that stiffens in mid-air https://www.futurity.org/velvet-worms-slime-2994192-2/

Peculiar #Phosphonate Modifications of #VelvetWorms Slime Revealed by Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c06798

"The fact that the slime transitions from a liquid to a solid in mid-air is extremely unusual... The forces it experiences when ejected initiate the transition... This solidified slime becomes recyclable, a quality with implications for sustainable materials"

Hiya Mastodon,

Re- #Introduction time! I'm Ash, a stop motion animator of wildlife and paleontologist.

In the last year I moved from Australia to France and to Mastodon from my ex Twitter handle @aela_wild.

With the move I renamed my business to StudioWild. So far it's a better fit :)

Now that I'm set up, I post about natural history and share my mixed media art. I'm looking forward to getting to know my new landscape and all the weird wild animals and places in between.

If you're inclined, my animations live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@studio_wild

#geology #paleontology #naturalHistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetWorms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyEarth #forage #mushroom