Simulated Lamprey Swimming (VIDEO) University of Maryland This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption The lamprey's body is gray, and the areas where muscle is active are shown with black lines. Note that the active muscle moves backwards slightly faster than the fish moves forward, which is typical of fish swimming. Water movement is shown with red and blue colors, where red represents a vortex that is rotating clockwise and blue is a vortex rotating counter-clockwise. The swimming speed is shown in the graph at the bottom, with an open circle corresponding to the frame in the movie at the top. The small fluctuations in speed are caused by the rhythmic shedding of vortices. Credit Eric D. Tytell, University of Maryland Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.