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-square4fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down12cross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1188arrow-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-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.ml
minus-squareAdderbox76@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s still early. But this is pretty far ahead in the “coolest thing I’ll read today” column.
It’s still early. But this is pretty far ahead in the “coolest thing I’ll read today” column.