Strange, surprising and Star-nosed

Watch this video of the most sensitive snout of any mammal in action… underwater! And try not to stare at those 22 appendages on its face. The Star-nosed mole is the fastest eater among mammals and the only known mammal to sniff out its prey underwater.

NSF-funded Ken Catania explains what this bizarre little creature is showing scientists about the human nervous system in a Science Friday interview on NSF's Science360 Radio: bit.ly/2uedtsT

Video Credit: Ken Catania, https://as.vanderbilt.edu/catanialab/