- dry
weather in its
native habitat, its
stems curl into a
tight ball,
uncurling only when
exposed to moisture. The
outer stems of the
plant bend into...
- [page needed] For the toes,
flexion is
curling them
downward whereas extension is
uncurling them or
raising them.
Abduction is the
motion of a
structure away from...
- are
called Mexican jumping beans. As the tiny
larvae inside curl up and
uncurl, they hit the capsule's wall, and the bean
appears to jump. They move more...
-
their legs. Parti****nts then slowly—using the
breath to
control the motion—
uncurl their upper bodies backward toward a
supinated lying down position, until...
- floor. However, they swim
backward quickly when they flee by
curling and
uncurling their abdomens. A
speed of 5 m/s (11 mph) has been recorded. This is known...
-
mushroom family (Geastraceae). All of
these curl into a ball when dry and
uncurl when moistened. Bovista, a
genus of puffball, uses
essentially the same...
- However,
seeds swept downstream do not survive. The
process of
curling and
uncurling is
completely reversible and can be
repeated many times. The
ability of...
-
boxes and
draping himself over
audience members ...
Certain toes will
never uncurl after this experience, but it is
almost admirable how
unaltered de Burgh...
-
unrolling of a
tight spiral called a
crozier or
fiddlehead into fronds. This
uncurling of the leaf is
termed circinate vernation.
Leaves are
divided into two...
- the
shape of the
tongue by
lengthening and
shortening it,
curling and
uncurling its apex and
edges as in
tongue rolling, and
flattening and
rounding its...
