Mechanical Gears 'Invented' by Insects (7 of 10) (IMAGE)

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Mechanical Gears 'Invented' by Insects (7 of 10)

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This is a sequence of images of the jump of an Issus nymph, captured at a rate of 5,000 images per second. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the 13 Sept., 2013, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by Malcolm Burrows at University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Interacting Gears Synchronize Propulsive Leg Movements in a Jumping Insect."

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[Image courtesy of Malcolm Burrows]

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