It turns out that, like the antennas on an insect or crustacean, a ray uses its tail to sense its environment. The inside of a myliobatid stingray tail is remarkably complex, the scientists learned.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Research into robot tail design has revealed that mammalian tails, unlike the heavy, muscled tails of lizards, can form complex 3D curves, enabling effective body ...