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September 16, 2013 02:12 pm PDT
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Insect with gears on itslegs
Meet Issus coleoptratus, an insect whose larva have interlocking meshed gears connecting their back legs. The gears help coordinate leg movements, helping the larva to jump fast and far.Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fIBnhPwwfGI/story01.htm
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