During migration spiny lobsters do an extraordinary thing
Thousands of them line up in single files of about 50 in queue, with each resting its long antennae over the carapace of the individual in front
The queues reduce hydrodynamic drag 1/🧵
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Half a billion years ago, these trilobites died in a storm, travelling in the same tight formations
Their long spines touching to maintain a single row on their journey in the sea
📸Images: Vannier et al., Scientific Reports, 2019
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