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An insect with gears, natural punked!

Cairenn_Day September 21, 2015, 8:27pm 1

Thought this was very interesting.

phys.org

Functioning 'mechanical gears' seen in nature for the first time

a plant-hopping insect found in gardens across Europe - has hind-leg joints with curved cog-like strips of opposing 'teeth' that intermesh, rotating like mechanical gears to synchronise the animal's legs when it launches into a jump.

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