Snake Mimics a Spider

Tom • July 22, 2024 7:23 AM

What’s wild is that both times a bird goes for the spider, the snake misses its bite and the bird says, “Hmmm, a snake just tried to bite me here, I’ll run away once I’ve got this spider…”

Daniel Popescu • July 22, 2024 12:57 PM

Nice one Bruce, thanks. I wonder if an arachnid of the same species as that lure tip of the tail would be atracted to it.

Anonymous • July 22, 2024 10:31 PM

“ The resemblances that evolve in mimicry can be visual, acoustic, chemical, tactile, or electric, or combinations of these sensory modalities”

Clive Robinson • July 23, 2024 12:03 PM

@ Bruce, ALL,

Re : Capacitor mimics a push button.

As most readers will be aware there has been research done on faking pushes on capacitor sensors on mobile phones to break security.

Well consider in general capacitor sensors unlike mechanical switches do not require any mechanical force to operate them. In fact you can just put a conductive medium just above them to trigger the sensor.

So what, some would say but security is another form of safety.

Imagine what would happen in a vehicle if a capacitive sensor is “accidently or otherwise triggered” against the drivers intentions/wishes?

Well it appears you don’t have to imagine, just read a few vehicle accident reports…

Because it’s apparently already happening,

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/07/vw-id-4-owners-report-unintended-acceleration-blame-steering-wheel-design/

I would expect more of this sort of thing to occur in the near future untill the message gets through to insurance companies and the public.

ResearcherZero • July 26, 2024 4:37 AM

Hidden in plain sight.

‘https://www.reading.ac.uk/news/2024/Research-News/New-El-Nino-discovered-south-of-equator