The coxa-trochanteral joints on the legs of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe) work as a biological screw-and-nut system. The apical portions of the coxae closely resemble nuts with well-defined inner threads covering 345°. The corresponding trochanters have perfectly compatible external spiral threads of 410°.
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A biological screw in a beetle's leg. [Science. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI
%0 Journal Article
%1 vandeKamp:2011:Science:21719669
%A van de Kamp, T
%A Vagovič, P
%A Baumbach, T
%A Riedel, A
%D 2011
%J Science
%K biology insects tomography
%N 6038
%P 52-52
%R 10.1126/science.1204245
%T A biological screw in a beetle's leg
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21719669
%V 333
%X The coxa-trochanteral joints on the legs of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe) work as a biological screw-and-nut system. The apical portions of the coxae closely resemble nuts with well-defined inner threads covering 345°. The corresponding trochanters have perfectly compatible external spiral threads of 410°.
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abstract = {The coxa-trochanteral joints on the legs of the weevil Trigonopterus oblongus (Pascoe) work as a biological screw-and-nut system. The apical portions of the coxae closely resemble nuts with well-defined inner threads covering 345°. The corresponding trochanters have perfectly compatible external spiral threads of 410°.},
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author = {van de Kamp, T and Vagovič, P and Baumbach, T and Riedel, A},
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title = {A biological screw in a beetle's leg},
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volume = 333,
year = 2011
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