I believe that there is a tangible difference between the examples of squirrels throwing sand and elephants showering themselves in water in spray patterns, and those examples of fish jetting a stream of water directly at a target. And (not a biologist or anything even remotely close) I would hazard to guess that there is substantial difference in cognitive requirements for these as well.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
40 points (100.0% liked)
Wikipedia
3133 readers
100 users here now
A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.
Rules:
- Only links to Wikipedia permitted
- Please stick to the format "Article Title (other descriptive text/editorialization)"
- Tick the NSFW box for submissions with inappropriate thumbnails
- On Casual Tuesdays, we allow submissions from wikis other than Wikipedia.
Recommended:
- If possible, when submitting please delete the "m." from "en.m.wikipedia.org". This will ensure people clicking from desktop will get the full Wikipedia website.
- Use the search box to see if someone has previously submitted an article. Some apps will also notify you if you are resubmitting an article previously shared on Lemmy.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Fun fact, gourami that people keep as pets are related to archerfish and if you give them food to knock down off leaves in your aquarium I've seen videos of them doing it in home aquariums, its mega cute :)
Did I miss it or did they skip octopuses and squids squirting ink?
I don't THINK they squirt ink AT a target, just sort of release it to get away?