Living gears in the insect Issus Coleoptratus

[ElliotSmith]

TL;DR

An insect that has biological toothed gears

There is an insect called the Issus Coleoptratus that has biological mechanical gears that is uses to use its legs.

 

[jim mcnamara]

Note a previous post: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/insect-uses-mechanical-gears-to-coordinate-jumping.710018/

by @Pythagorean in 2013