2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2010
The Wet-Dog Shake
Andrew Dickerson, Grant Mills, Jay Bauman +2
The drying of wet fur is a critical to mammalian heat regulation. In this fluid dynamics video, we show a sequence of films demonstrating how hirsute animals to rapidly oscillate t…
physics.flu-dyn2010
Ants as Fluids: Physics-Inspired Biology
Micah Streiff, Nathan Mlot, Sho Shinotsuka +2
Fire ants use their claws to grip diverse surfaces, including each other. As a result of their mutual adhesion and large numbers, ant colonies flow like inanimate fluids. In this s…