mucholderthen:SEA SNAKES REHYDRATE BY DRINKING “LENSES” OF RAIN WATERLiveScience |&
mucholderthen:SEA SNAKES REHYDRATE BY DRINKING “LENSES” OF RAIN WATERLiveScience | Joel N. Shurkin | Photo credit: Dick Bartlett.Like most creatures, sea snakes need to hydrate from time to time, yet they live in a world of mostly undrinkable sea water. What’s a thirsty sea snake to do?According to researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville, they find places where it is raining heavily, wait for pools — the scientists call them “lenses”— of fresh water to form on the surface, and drink. They have the handy advantage of not needing to do that very often, sometimes going six or seven months without a drink. I need a drink every hour or so. -- source link
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