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  • The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears (magnified above with an electron microscope) to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward. All images courtesy of Malcom Burrows (via This Insect Has The Only...

    The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears (magnified above with an electron microscope) to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward. All images courtesy of Malcom Burrows (via This Insect Has The Only Mechanical Gears Ever Found in Nature | Surprising Science)

    Source: blogs.smithsonianmag.com
    • September 13, 2013 (11:46 am)
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