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-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-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-square0fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]