comb

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Comb jellies have muscles and a network of neurons, so they were thought to branch later.

From Scientific American • May 17, 2023

Comb jellies may have evolved their own weird nervous system independently of other animals, using some of the same building blocks.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

You can hear more about The Memory House in this edition of The Comb podcast.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2022

Comb serves “as production facilities and storage space for honey, a repository for pollen, a nursery for larvae and pupae, and a ‘phone network’ for communication.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2022

Comb out the fringes of Persian carpets with a pick.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich