http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/23/new-sense-organ-helps-giant-whales-to-coordinate-the-worlds-biggest-mouthfuls/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/23/new-sense-organ-helps-giant-whales-to-coordinate-the-worlds-biggest-mouthfuls/#comment-15053 vince Sat, 26 May 2012 10:52:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6972#comment-15053 most likely this is a highly modified mechanoreceptor with added nerve cells. Can we call it a ganglia? most likely this is a highly modified mechanoreceptor with added nerve cells. Can we call it a ganglia?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/23/new-sense-organ-helps-giant-whales-to-coordinate-the-worlds-biggest-mouthfuls/#comment-15052 mfumbesi Thu, 24 May 2012 06:01:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6972#comment-15052 Learned something Today, firstly it was about the new discover sensor. Secondly the fact that the blue whale's tongue is as big as an elephant....... cool imagery. Learned something Today, firstly it was about the new discover sensor. Secondly the fact that the blue whale’s tongue is as big as an elephant……. cool imagery.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/05/23/new-sense-organ-helps-giant-whales-to-coordinate-the-worlds-biggest-mouthfuls/#comment-15051 Igor Wed, 23 May 2012 23:41:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/?p=6972#comment-15051 Damn! I wasn't prepared for that ending, I laughed way too hard... Damn! I wasn’t prepared for that ending, I laughed way too hard…

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