Previous studies suggested that northern sea robin legs could pick up chemical cues, but it was unclear if the limbs could sense anything as they dug into the seafloor. Fish have taste buds in ...

The researchers discovered that northern sea robin papillae have taste receptors and touch-sensitive neurons, enabling the fish to use their legs to taste the ground to find food. In one of the ...

And the second study went a step further and showed leopard and northern sea robin legs had tiny papillae, like the little bumps found on your tongue that contain taste buds, which acted as ...

While the sea robin has legs, it still doesn’t need a bicycle. By Sofia Quaglia The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It has the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and the legs ...

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