Another Example of the thought and design of the CREATOR-
"Gears are ubiquitous in the man-made world, found in items ranging from wristwatches to car engines, but it seems that nature invented them first.
Issus coleoptratus, is the first living creature known to possess functional gears, a new study finds.
The two interlocking gears on the insect's hind legs help synchronize the legs when the animal jumps.
"To the best of my knowledge, it's the first demonstration of functioning gears in any animal," said study researcher Malcolm Burrows, an emeritus professor in the United Kingdom.
As the young bug prepares to leap, it meshes the gear teeth of one leg with those of the other, like cocking a gun. Then, the insect releases its legs in one smooth, explosive motion.
"If there were to be a slight timing difference between the legs, then the body would start to spin," Burrows said.
The gears synchronize the movement of the hind legs to within about 30 microseconds of each other much faster than the nervous system could achieve..." LiveScience
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the ......creeping thing,
Genesis 1:24
"Gears are ubiquitous in the man-made world, found in items ranging from wristwatches to car engines, but it seems that nature invented them first.
Issus coleoptratus, is the first living creature known to possess functional gears, a new study finds.
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| Actual gears of the legs of Issus Coleoptratus |
"To the best of my knowledge, it's the first demonstration of functioning gears in any animal," said study researcher Malcolm Burrows, an emeritus professor in the United Kingdom.
As the young bug prepares to leap, it meshes the gear teeth of one leg with those of the other, like cocking a gun. Then, the insect releases its legs in one smooth, explosive motion.
"If there were to be a slight timing difference between the legs, then the body would start to spin," Burrows said.
The gears synchronize the movement of the hind legs to within about 30 microseconds of each other much faster than the nervous system could achieve..." LiveScience
And God said, Let the earth bring forth the ......creeping thing,
Genesis 1:24
