In This Issue [This Week in PNAS]

Passive dynamics in snakes’ slithering motion Shovel-nosed snake moves through force-sensitive rubber pegs. Image courtesy of Allison Carter (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta). Limbless vertebrates such as snakes slither across sandy surfaces by pressing the curves of their sinuous trunks against transient piles of sand to propel themselves forward. However,...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Tags: In This Issue This Week in PNAS Source Type: research