Observatory: Weevils’ Legs Hide Hardware-Store Technology

Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

The insect’s coxa-trochanteral joint, equivalent to the hip joint in humans, appears to have the mechanics of a screw and nut.

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