Elastic Slingshot Powers Snipefish Feeding (VIDEO)

University of California - Davis

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A latched elastic recoil mechanism allows the snipefish, a relative of seahorses, to pivot its head for one of the fastest feeding strikes measured in fish. This video was recorded at 2000 frames per second and is played back at 30 fps.

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Sarah Longo, UC Davis

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