Squids can travel by air

For a long time it was believed that the jet thrust cephalopods (such as squid) - a means of quick escape from predators. It turned out that they are using the principle of motion for regular flights.

In the picture - air travel squid. This way of traveling long distances is much more economical than overcoming the resistance of water.

It is well known that the force of the water jet squid is that it is able to push them out of the water, but only recently has an accident helped shed light on the movement of shellfish.

In the hands of biologists got photos unprofessional photographer, shot in high-speed shooting off the coast of Brazil. Knowing the exact time interval between images, the scientists were able to calculate the speed of movement in this mode - it was five times higher underwater!

Moreover, a considerable part of the "jumps" squid do in planing mode, not fully immersed in the water for the next jump.

It remains open only one question - where they take so much energy to fly a distance of under one thousand kilometers?

Once again, the anticipated nature of our solutions.

via factroom.ru