INSECTOLOGY
The Discovery of Gears in Planthoppers
Mechanical gears are found in bikes and cars; they help to propel them.People presumed we invented them. But it turns out gears have been around in nature for some time, at least in a limited way.
In 2013, zoologists at the University of Cambridge in England discovered gears in insects called planthoppers. Their hind leg joints were observed to work in unison with opposing “teeth” that mesh. The researchers said that by using gears, the insects can produce the same amount
