Science
How Suckerfish Surf Across Blue Whales Without Falling Off – The New York Times
Remoras — known for hitching rides on whales and sharks — swim surprisingly freely over the surfaces formed by their hosts.
In 2014, Jeremy Goldbogen, a marine biologist at Stanford University, stuck video cameras on the backs of blue whales, hoping to learn more about their feeding habits. When he retrieved the footage, he realized he had been photobombed. Dozens of Remora australis were treating his research subjects like dance floors, skimming and twisting across them even as the whales swam at high speeds.
They were cruising all over the surface of the whales, he said. We were not expecting that at all.
Remoras also…
-
General14 hours ago‘We are here for you’: PM to bring help to flood zones
-
General13 hours agoWe’ve all talked about potential economic consequences for Australia of Trump’s policies. Now they’re happening
-
Noosa News21 hours agoStudents say new facility would be better in rural areas of Queensland
-
Business11 hours ago10 ASX shares to buy after the market selloff