This was referenced in today’s News :
Ian M. Baker, Infrared antenna-like structures in mammalian fur, Royal Society Open Science (2021).
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210740
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/ ... sos.210740
… interesting reading, and a subject for further investigation !
MichaelG.
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Mouse Hair
Too many 'projects'
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Excellent link, very interesting indeed. Also perhaps quite an accessible subject/specimen for any level of microscopy.
Well-worth reading this through.
Well-worth reading this through.
John B
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Somehow it brings to mind Callahan's "Tuning into nature" book which was an enjoyable conjecture at the time.
..And Eric Laithwaite...
[The thought was that moth antennae might be very longwave IR recievers]
..And Eric Laithwaite...
[The thought was that moth antennae might be very longwave IR recievers]
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Thanks for the link Michael. Fascinating paper.
Tom W.
Tom W.
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What's also cool is that it seems to be a citizen science project, with no source of funding listed.
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Too many 'projects'