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Insect Uses Mechanical Gears to Jump, Cambridge Researchers Find [Video]
Gear mechanism revolutionized the world and is now used everywhere from watches to airplanes. But, nature seems to have found out the efficiency of cogs and wheels much before man. A new study from University of Cambridge shows how a common insect uses mechanical gears in its hind legs to jump.
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