How some maggots jump without legs | Science News
A young gall midge’s built-in latch system lets it plump up so much that it suddenly flips into the air. No legs needed.
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Susan Milius
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Helen Thompson
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G.M. Farley et al/Journal of Experimental Biology 2019
G.P. Sutton & M. Burrows/Journal of Experimental Biology 2011
The Patek Lab/Duke University
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“Also sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss
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