NittanyJen Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Cross-curricular opportunity anybody? I thought this one was super cool. In this little short article-let (the video includes microscopy of the actual gears and the insect) Scientific American discusses an article in the journal Science where researchers have discovered an insect which, due to the unusual placement of its legs, uses actual biological gears to keep its jump coordinated correctly. The video is just amazing. http://www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=working-gears-evolved-in-plant-hopp2013-09-12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Frog Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 That's an interesting short video. I wonder how powerful the microscope would need to be to see the gears on a 1 mm insect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn&charles Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Amazing! Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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