Ultra-fast underwater suction traps

Carnivorous aquatic Utricularia species catch small prey animals using millimetre-sized underwater suction traps, which have fascinated scientists since Darwin's early work on carnivorous plants. Suction takes place after mechanical triggering and is owing to a release of stored elastic energy...

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Main Authors: Vincent, Olivier, Weißkopf, Carmen, Poppinga, Simon, Masselter, Tom, Speck, Thomas, Joyeux, Marc, Quilliet, Catherine, Marmottant, Philippe
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3151700/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21325323
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.2292
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