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"The rays of the mole’s starry nose, however, form a highly specialised, touch-sensitive organ that enables it to form a tactile map of the world, and to detect and identify prey at lightning speed."
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"For small prey, the entire process—from first touch by peripheral appendage to swift ingestion—takes just about a fifth of a second."
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The nose is shown at a size proportional to the amount of the brain dedicated to its sensory information |
Katso myös video, sillä en osaa selittää tarpeeksi hyvin!!!
Tähtikuonokontiaisen nenä tulee muotoonsa vasta juuri ennen syntymää, jolloin lisäkkeet irtoavat toisistaan. Syntymän jälkeen nenä avautuu tähdeksi.

Gestation lasts about thirty days in the star-nosed mole. Left to right: Early in development, the embryo shows no indication of the appendages that will later form its star. The first signs are slight swellings on the side of the snout. These soon become more pronounced.
Kenneth C. Catania

Left to right: At birth, all appendages are still attached to the nose. After a few days, the first of the upper appendages detach and swing forward. By the time the young mole is a week or two old, all the appendages have broken free and the star is ready to go to work.
Kenneth C. Catania
Tähtikuonokontiaisen muut erityistaidot:
Pystyy haistamaan veden alla muodostamalla kuplia
Maailman nopein ruuankerääjä
Kova uimari
Vettähylkivä turkki
Paksu häntä, joka toimii rasvavarastona
Pystyy (ehkä) aistimaan sähkökenttiä ja seismisiä juttuja
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Veden alla haistelemassa. |
lisempää, tarkemmin
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