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Abductin is one of the five rubber-like solids used by animals to provide elasticity in biological systems; the others are elastin, resilin, spider silk, and ColP.

Abductin appears exclusively in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks, and the name comes directly from its function: abductin ligaments oppose the adductor muscles that open and close the valves (shell halves) of the Bivalvia. When the shells close the abductin is compressed; when the adductor muscle relaxes the energy stored in the abductin pops the valves apart. Incidentally, abductin is the only biological elastomeric protein designed to work primarily under compression, rather than tension.

Abductin shows a fairly wide range of efficiency, with the most effective energy storage being found in the abductin of swimming bivalves; some bivalves, most particularly the scallops (Pectinidae) swim by rapidly opening and closing their valves, up to

“The old gods may be great, but they are neither kind nor merciful. They are fickle, unsteady as moonlight on water, or shadows in a storm. If you insist on calling them, take heed: be careful what you ask for, be willing to pay the price. And no matter how desperate or dire, never pray to the gods that answer after dark.”

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a 2020 fantasy romance novel published in the English language by American author

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"Her dark eye flashing like a sun-lit gem,
And her luxuriant hair--’twas like the sweep
Of a swift wing in visions!

-- N. P. Willis


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November 1: The IRON NODER CHALLENGE starts today and runs through December 1. It's never too late to sign up, and all writeups get rewards.

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