Researchers quantify in high speed a viper's strike in nature for the first time

Researchers quantify in high speed a viper's strike in nature for the first time 01/19/2017 10:47 AM EST The antagonistic predator-prey relationship is of interest to evolutionary biologists because it often leads to extreme adaptations in both the predator and prey. One such relationship is seen in the rattlesnake-kangaroo rat system. Biologist Timothy Higham at the University of California, Riverside, and colleagues have captured in high speed (500 frames per second) a rattlesnake trying to capture a kangaroo rat. Full story at https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/43411 Source University of California, Riverside This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111