Salamander,caterpillar,BBC Weird Nature Nature invented the wheel

Nature invented the wheel

posted by Fedquip

1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago • 7738 views

tags: Salamander, caterpillar, BBC Weird Nature

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*requeue

hoping this will clear up a slot in my queue

written by Fedquip

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Re-queueing this video for one more try; last queued Sunday, December 9th, 2007 4:55am PST - requeue requested by submitter Fedquip.

written by siftbot

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Thanks for that awesome video. That was some great footage they got.

written by MarineGunrock

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I wonder if this should go in the Rock & Roll channel?

written by jimnms

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Wow, I never knew they could do that and I watched a lot of nature documentaries. LOL.

written by ant

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they displaced all those salamanders and grubs from their natural habitats just to film that? Not to mention all the tires that were displaced from their natural habitats. I'm going to have to flag this one as

*peta

written by Peroxide

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I think this is *science.

written by Fjnbk

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Adding video to channels (Science) - requested by Fjnbk.

written by siftbot

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Do not attempt if you are much bigger than a salamander.
To wit: Cheese Rolling

written by Popo | 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago | CH

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Salamanders and caterpillars were born to rock n' roll -Truer words were never spoken.

written by castles

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Wow, that was a nice dismount by the c'piller at the end there. I wonder how long he's been practicing that.

written by entr0py | 1 year 6 months 3 weeks ago | CH

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Clearly a new animal sport has begun. Get the referee.

written by antimatter

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There is another animal with a similar behaviour. A mantis shrimp, Nannosquilla decemspinosa, that rolls down sand flats when exposed at high tides:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v282/n5734/abs/282071a0.html
..and, as sifters seem to like technology, here is a review of rolling in nature and robotics:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529(07)60003-1

written by grinter

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They're copying us. We had wheels first.

written by deedub81

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<pedantic>

Upvoted, but not really a wheel.

Wheel: a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle

</pedantic>

written by rychan

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