Post AwEBEkppBRq9m8sMdc by jmccyoung@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AwEBEkppBRq9m8sMdc by jmccyoung@mstdn.social
2025-07-17T13:34:00Z
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Scientists Tracked An Olm For 2,569 Days And It Did Not Move An Inch | IFLSciencehttps://www.iflscience.com/scientists-tracked-an-olm-for-2569-days-and-it-did-not-move-an-inch-79999"When a team of scientists studied a group of olms in a Balkan cave, they were hoping to reveal new information about how these fascinating amphibians behave outside of the lab. They weren’t, however, expecting to find they were mind-blowingly lazy, with some individuals not moving from a single spot for years and years." #goals via @onan
(DIR) Post #AwEBFzC7HSpUbHtEw4 by jmccyoung@mstdn.social
2025-07-17T14:12:31Z
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@mattia @onan I figured they must have determined that it was but I too wondered how! My guess is that it was moving its body a tiny bit or that they could see its heart through the skin, since In the context of the article "not moving" seems to refer to moving from its place, not "frozen."
(DIR) Post #AwEBH0Bx3f8Bz1IUvQ by nadiyar@c.im
2025-07-17T14:46:57Z
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@jmccyoung @mattia @onan thermography?
(DIR) Post #AwEKkCGg8YijQFVKiG by cinebox@masto.hackers.town
2025-07-17T15:13:29Z
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@jmccyoung @onan goals
(DIR) Post #AwEM4FxSEAXkc1dp8i by johnhattan@dobbs.town
2025-07-17T16:57:50Z
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@jmccyoung @onan clearly it didn't remember if it was entering the cave or leaving it, so it took a bit of time to think it over.You moved!Who's a good Olm?Yes, it's you!
(DIR) Post #AwEMHqqWOCtSmdsgs4 by jmccyoung@mstdn.social
2025-07-17T16:51:47Z
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@nadiyar @mattia @onan That seems not impossible but since amphibians are ectothermic I'd expect the difference in temperature from the water to be very small, especially underground where there's no sun to bask in.