image: This scanning electron micrograph image is of the intermeshing gears. 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." view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of Malcolm Burrows]