🦥 Sloth Life
Why a Sloth Swims Three Times Faster Than It Walks
On the ground a sloth is a rumour of movement. In water it is genuinely competent.
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💠 Dragonfly Field Notes
Compound Eyes With 30,000 Facets, and Almost No Blind Spot
A dragonfly's head is mostly eye, and its eye is mostly a targeting computer.
💠 Dragonfly Field Notes
Four Wings, Independently Controlled: How a Dragonfly Actually Flies
Each of a dragonfly's four wings has its own muscles, its own timing, and its own opinion. That is the whole trick.