Mechanical gears are what make inspects jump, well at least one type of insect – this is what the latest evidence from science is stating. Early September scientists from the University of Cambridge revealed they found the very first example of functional mechanical gears in nature.
Malcolm Burrows, the Cambridge based neurobiology professor behind the discovery said “To the Best of my knowledge, it’s the first demonstration of functioning gears in any animal”. The functioning set of mechanical gears was exposed after Burrows captured the “Issues Coleoptratus” insect using high speed video at a rate of 5,000 images/second.The video below reveals the bug preparing to jump and the gear “teeth” of its hind legs meshing together preparing to jump:
