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Planthopper

Issus coleoptratus
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Planthoppers are the only animals known to evolve a locomotive gear mechanism, and Issus coleoptratus is the first type of planthopper to have the mechanism formally described.The gears in the insect legs are not connected to power ratios, and only synchronise the action of the jumping legs
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PublishedOctober 29, 2016

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