Hydras Are What They Eat

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You may have to open your mouth pretty wide to take a bite of a burger, but a Hydra can tear open its mouth to devour food larger than itself. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Alisa Sherbow, Silas Emrys, Chris Peters, Adam Brainard, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Melida Williams, Jeremy Mysliwiec, charles george, Tom Mosner, Christopher R Boucher, Alex Hackman, Piya Shedden, GrowingViolet, Nazara, Matt Curls, Ash, Eric Jensen, Jason A Saslow, Kevin Bealer, Sam Lutfi, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Bryan Cloer, Jeffrey Mckishen ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources Mouth: https://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(16)00052-7#secsectitle0015 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833776/ https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0309/Real-life-hydra-creates-a-new-mouth-for-every-meal Body size: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/599169/ https://cob.silverchair-cdn.com/cob/content_public/journal/jcs/28/1/10.1242_jcs.28.1.117/1/117.pdf?Expires=1639604936&Signature=26~4bxcW2-wGSFUR~x76p4~s

Published 2021-11-23 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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