RSSRolling Salamander and Caterpillars: Mother Nature Invented the Wheel
By Alex in Animals & Pets on Dec 16, 2007 at 3:13 pm
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Chris
I think that a lot of bacteria use a flagela to movbe; a sort of organic powered wheel.
Ali S.
If I remember correctly I believe that there is also a type of desert spider that cartwheels, well, like a wheel down a sand dune to avoid being eaten by lizards.
andrew
@ Chris and Alex
A lot of Bacteria use their flagellum to move, and it is a whip. but the base of it functions as a simple wheel, or at least a rotating system with an axle.
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Did humans really invented the wheel? It seems like Mother Nature had us beat: salamanders and caterpillars have been "rolling" like a wheel long before humans invented it.
Jimbo
