The 3-D Radiograph Shows the Hip Joints of the Weevil (IMAGE)

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

The 3-D Radiograph Shows the Hip Joints of the Weevil

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The 3-D radiograph shows the hip joints of the weevil, but only the 3-D X-ray film shows how they interlock during climbing.

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Image: dos Santos Rolo et al., <i>PNAS</i>, 2014

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