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Scientists Discover How A Tiny Freshwater Animal Performs A Somersault – – Technology Times Pakistan
This could explain hydra’s somersault motion – where its stiff ‘shoulder’ stores energy when it bends, before releasing the energy to land.
This could explain hydras somersault motion where its stiff shoulder stores energy when it bends, before releasing the energy to land.
By SUMEET KULKARNI
What do hydra, tiny freshwater organisms that look like inverted jellyfish, have in common with four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles? Their incredible ability to somersault, it seems.
Hydra are smaller than the width of a human finger but can bend their bodies and perfectly flip over their tentacles. Now, with a combination of biophysical…
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