US EditionA Study Reveals the Sea Star's Tricks to Move Around While She Doesn't Have a Brain
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Researchers at the University of Mons in Belgium have looked at the movements of the starfish. They show that these echinoderms use their hundreds of feet in a surprising way to optimize their speedIt's a little bit like the Bolt of the seabed. Like the Jamaican champion of sprint, the starfish manages to optimize its speed by adapting the interaction time between its feet and the substrate on which it moves, shows a study published on 13 Januar…
The ability of sea stars to move on almost all surfaces with great dexterity would depend on the gripping time of their feet (or podia) rather than their size or weight, according to a study. While the speed of locomotion and the amplitude of movement depend on the weight in most animals, sea stars would adapt to the mechanical requirements of their environments, using decentralized nervous control. [...] This article How do sea stars coordinate…
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