"Scientists have been intrigued by velvet worm slime’s adhesive properties for more than a century. [...] Recent findings suggest the phase-shifting goo could inspire a new generation of recyclable bioplastics, according to research published by Harrington and his colleagues in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-velvet-worm-slime-hardens-in-seconds-to-trap-prey/

#Research #VelvetWorms #Biology #Chemistry #Adhesives

#NewSpecies!
New velvet worm from #ecuador just crept in:

Oroperipatus tiputini

Treatment: http://treatment.plazi.org/id/E9EF3E14-9D66-5F44-9DB1-97F605F8CF2D
Publication: http://doi.org/10.3897/zse.100.117952
#Zoosyst_Evo #OroperipatusTiputini

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #onychophora #velvetworms

Scientists discover a new #VelvetWorm species in #Ecuador https://phys.org/news/2024-07-scientists-velvet-worm-species-ecuador.html

A #NewSpecies of #VelvetWorms of the genus Oroperipatus (Onychophora, Peripatidae) from western #Amazonia https://zse.pensoft.net/article/117952/

"the velvet worm is generally nocturnal and exhibits parental care, meaning the mother takes care of her young after they are born. These #animals are hunters that use a sticky substance secreted from a pair of anterior glands to trap their prey."

500-million-year-old alien-like sea creature discovered in Canada. It’s a NewSpecies https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article289548232.html

Deep origin of articulation strategies in #panarthropods https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2024.2356090

"The #lobopodian, part of a group of #animals known for their long bodies and short, stubby legs (e.g. #VelvetWorms, #tardigrades), appeared to have spikes protruding from the body, in addition to legs on the back half of the body while feather-like appendages grew from the front"

#VelvetWorm shoots #slime that stiffens in mid-air https://www.futurity.org/velvet-worms-slime-2994192-2/

Peculiar #Phosphonate Modifications of #VelvetWorms Slime Revealed by Advanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spectrometry https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.3c06798

"The fact that the slime transitions from a liquid to a solid in mid-air is extremely unusual... The forces it experiences when ejected initiate the transition... This solidified slime becomes recyclable, a quality with implications for sustainable materials"

Hiya Mastodon,

Re- #Introduction time! I'm Ash, a stop motion animator of wildlife and paleontologist.

In the last year I moved from Australia to France and to Mastodon from my ex Twitter handle @aela_wild.

With the move I renamed my business to StudioWild. So far it's a better fit :)

Now that I'm set up, I post about natural history and share my mixed media art. I'm looking forward to getting to know my new landscape and all the weird wild animals and places in between.

If you're inclined, my animations live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@studio_wild

#geology #paleontology #naturalHistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetWorms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyEarth #forage #mushroom

Jasmine Nirody discusses kinematic observations from various panarthropods (#arthropods, #tardigrades, #velvetworms) in her #JEB100 #Biomechanics Special Issue Review to explore how sensory feedback interplays with leg pattern generators to drive flexible #locomotion over complex terrain

#neuroethology #comparativephysiology #zoology #biology

https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/Suppl_1/jeb245111/297127

Hi Mastodon,

#Introduction time! I'm Aela (Dr. A E Latimer) a paleontologist and stop motion animator of wildlife.

Expect mixed media art about #geology #paleontology #naturalHistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetWorms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyEarth and all the weird wild animals and places in between

Hope you enjoy my animations on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@aela_wild