garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agoTIL that the insect Issus coleoptratus uses mechanical gears to synchronize its legs when jumping. This is the only known occurrence of functional mechanical gears in nature.www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10cross-posted to: science
arrow-up139arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the insect Issus coleoptratus uses mechanical gears to synchronize its legs when jumping. This is the only known occurrence of functional mechanical gears in nature.www.smithsonianmag.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: science
minus-squareRadicalized@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHonestly pretty amazing. I imagine this is quite rare because it’s such a complex evolutionary development. I wonder how such a thing developed?
Honestly pretty amazing. I imagine this is quite rare because it’s such a complex evolutionary development. I wonder how such a thing developed?