Gigantiops Destructor Use Their Abdomens to Provide Speed for Jumping (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Gigantiops Destructor Use Their Abdomens to Provide Speed for Jumping

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Researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Pennsylvania have shown that a species of ant uses abdominal rotation to power their jumping.

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Adrian Smith

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