# "Insect Uses Mechanical Gears to Jump, Cambridge Researchers"

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**Created:** [September 15, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/insect-uses-mechanical-gears-to-jump-cambridge-researchers/60024 "2013-09-15T16:53:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/insect-uses-mechanical-gears-to-jump-cambridge-researchers/60024/1 "2013-09-15T16:53:30Z")

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> Gear mechanism revolutionized the world and is now used everywhere from watches to airplanes. But, nature seems to have found out the efficiency of cogs and wheels much before man. A new study from University of Cambridge shows how a common insect uses mechanical gears in its hind legs to jump.

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