garfaagel 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-square5fedilinkarrow-up1238arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1237arrow-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 to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
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.