How archer fish achieve a powerful impact: hydrodynamic instability of a pulsed jet in Toxotes jaculatrix.

Archer fish knock down insects anchored to vegetation by hitting them with a precisely aimed jet of water. The striking force of the jet at the impact is such to overcome the strong anchoring forces of insects. The origin of the effectiveness of such hunting mechanism has been long searched for insi...

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Autores principales: Alberto Vailati, Luca Zinnato, Roberto Cerbino
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Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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