eScience. Seasnakes sensitive to underwater vibrations

Sseasnake (1)nakes scare the bejeezus out of many people and seasnakes even more so. It's therefore no surprise that听conservation efforts so often neglect our underwater serpent friends. It turns out though that seasnakes are far more impressive than we thought and are basically Jedi of the ocean. Seasnakes have a sensory organ on their head which allows them to "feel" vibrations in the water.听Research by , , Anton Suh and 听led to this amazing discovery and you can read more about it in the .
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