A sandpiper (red knot) produces a pressure field with the bill in a sand sediment of a hypothetical mudflat. (IMAGE)

Queen Mary University of London

A sandpiper (red knot) produces a pressure field with the bill in a sand sediment of a hypothetical mudflat.

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A sandpiper (red knot) produces a pressure field with the bill in a sand sediment of a hypothetical mudflat.  Modified from de Fouw et al. (2016) Animal Behaviour. 

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Author: de Fouw. Modified from de Fouw et al. (2016) Animal Behaviour.

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