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To push or to pull? How many-limbed marine organisms swim – Phys.org
When you think of swimming, you probably imagine pushing through the water—creating backwards thrust that pushes you forward. New research at the Marine Biological…
When you think of swimming, you probably imagine pushing through the watercreating backwards thrust that pushes you forward. New research at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) suggests instead that many marine animals actually pull themselves through the water, a phenomenon dubbed “suction thrust.”
The study, published in Scientific Reports, found that small marine animals with multiple propulsersincluding larval crabs, polychaete worms, and some types of jellyfishdon’t push themselves forward…
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