Webbing
A swimming skin is the skin between the toes or fingers floating animals is formed. Webbed animals are z. B. Seals , beavers , ducks or amphibians .
function
The webbing increases the efficiency of swimming movements by enlarging the area of the feet or hands that are moved , thus enabling better muscle power transfer to the water .
Webbed skins are elastic, so that the area of the moving limbs can be reduced again when moving against the swimming direction in order to achieve the lowest possible water resistance.
"Webbing" in humans
A relatively common congenital malformation in humans is the adhesion or non-separation of fingers and / or toes ( syndactyly ). The unusual connection between the limbs can be the result of a skin overgrowth or a bony connection. In the case of skin adhesions, the connecting piece of skin resembles a web of webbing.