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Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 9:24 am
by MichaelG.
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.
Re: Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:26 am
by mrsonchus
Excellent link, very interesting indeed. Also perhaps quite an accessible subject/specimen for any level of microscopy.
Well-worth reading this through.
Re: Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:31 pm
by Chas
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]
Re: Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:02 pm
by tgss
Thanks for the link Michael. Fascinating paper.
Tom W.
Re: Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:40 pm
by PeteM
What's also cool is that it seems to be a citizen science project, with no source of funding listed.
Re: Mouse Hair
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:39 pm
by MichaelG.
Some infra-red work by Dr Ian Baker, here:
https://www.vwt.org.uk/videos/
MichaelG.