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Ramani
Member • Sep 15, 2013
An insect with functional gears on hind legs
There are no examples of wheels in biological systems. One would think that gears would be even less likely. However, researchers have discovered a gear mechanism in a jumping insect.
Coming to think of it, this is not as incongruous. gears help modify speeds and need not always rotate all round. There are many mechanisms in which the gears move through a fraction of 360 degrees.
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Coming to think of it, this is not as incongruous. gears help modify speeds and need not always rotate all round. There are many mechanisms in which the gears move through a fraction of 360 degrees.
Here is more:
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