How does this underwater creature tear open its skin to eat
The hydra, a small freshwater creature, tears itself apart every time it gets hungry. Rather than have lips, the hydra’s mouth is a sealed piece of intact skin that it tears open to gobble each meal. In a new study, Biophysicists have filmed hydras as they create these temporary rips, showing for the first time how its cells manage the maneuver.
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