Here’s a beautiful short article on Wired.com about seahorses, revealing research that indicates that their S-shaped bodies give them an advantage in hunting for food over their pipefish relatives. They’re apparently among the fastest feeders known, and their distinctive body shape gives them an extra couple of millimetres of strike range.
All the images included with the article were taken at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where they are currently holding an exhbition called The Secret Lives of Seahorses. I think Tony and I need to pay it a visit!
