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I never thought about it before but if someone had asked me I probably would have guessed the same - humans are probably biased to assume hearing must involve e
by vanderZwan 4y ago
I never thought about it before but if someone had asked me I probably would have guessed the same - humans are probably biased to assume hearing must involve ears.
OTOH, detection of mechanical vibrations seems like the kind of adaptation to evolve early. Hearing is in some sense just a refinement of that, so at the very least the groundwork for it must be old.
- thelittleone 4y agoRemarkable nature. Whenever my daily problems get on top of me, I like to spend a moment to think about the absurd but beautiful reality that we creatures exist and that we're hurtling through space. And now... that worms can hear... in a way similar enough to humans.