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2017年3月16日のブックマーク (1件)

  • How to Kill a Snake When You’re a Snake

    When two snakes fight, it can be hard to work out who’s winning. “They’re both wound together, just two tubes wrestling,” says David Penning, from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. But if one of the combatants is a kingsnake, then all you have to do is wait. The kingsnake will be the one left slithering. These animals get their name because they specialize in killing other snakes. They’ll

    How to Kill a Snake When You’re a Snake
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    キングスネークが返り討ちにされずに他種のヘビを(自分より大きい個体さえ)捕食できるのはなぜ? ばねのように隙間なく巻きつき、ラットスネークの2倍の圧力で締め付けられるのが理由のひとつ