Editing Rheology (section)

=== Zoology ===

Many animals make use of rheological phenomena, for example [[Scincus scincus|sandfish]] that exploit the granular rheology of dry sand to "swim" in it or [[Gastropoda|land gastropods]] that use [[snail slime]] for adhesive [[animal locomotion|locomotion]]. Certain animals produce specialized [[Endogeny|endogenous]] [[complex fluid]]s, such as the sticky slime produced by [[velvet worm]]s to immobilize prey or the fast-gelling underwater slime secreted by [[hagfish]] to deter predators.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rühs |first1=Patrick A. |last2=Bergfreund |first2=Jotam |last3=Bertsch |first3=Pascal |last4=Gstöhl |first4=Stefan J. |last5=Fischer |first5=Peter |title=Complex fluids in animal survival strategies |journal=Soft Matter |date=2021 |volume=17 |issue=11 |pages=3022–3036 |doi=10.1039/D1SM00142F|pmid=33729256 | arxiv=2005.00773  |bibcode=2021SMat...17.3022R |s2cid=232260738 |url=https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/sm/d1sm00142f}}</ref>