A Fish That Sucks

a fish that sucks

Literally.

The unique remora fish, appropriately also known as the suckerfish or sharksucker, has such a powerful suction disc on its head that it can stay attached to fast-moving sharks and leaping dolphins.

Chinese scientists have now discovered how it works and, with colleagues in the US, have started adapting the same approach for use in robots.

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