Manta rays have an unusual mouth filter that resists clogging

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/manta-rays-have-unusual-mouth-filter-resists-clogging?tgt=nr


The mouth filter in a manta ray is different than a normal colander-like filter used to filter food. They are parallel strands of cartilaginous lobes that filter out the water and the plankton. It is an energy efficient process that allows the manta ray to continually eat, instead of having to stop and clean out the filters.

This is interesting because this idea can be used for wastewater treatment to try to have more energy efficient plants. It also could also help trap pollutants and other small particles that could be dangerous if they are filtered back into the water.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2018 at 8:34 AM

    I am intrigued by your observation on how the manta rays' mouth filters can be used to model a design for wastewater treatment technology. Also, I think it would be interesting to experiment with that in order to develop a similar technology for humans that could filter out air pollutants and other harmful substances.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2018 at 11:43 AM

    Hopefully some scientists will use this observation to their advantage.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2018 at 6:59 AM

    I think this is interesting. I hope they use it to their advantage

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  4. AnonymousOctober 1, 2018 at 6:16 AM

    This is interesting to read. I wonder if scientists will try to use it to their advantage

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