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Issus
[ is-uhs ]
noun
- an ancient town in Asia Minor, in Cilicia: victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III 333 b.c.
Issus
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- an ancient town in S Asia Minor, in Cilicia north of present-day Iskenderun: scene of a battle (333 bc ) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians
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The insect Issus coleoptratus cannot fly, but it can certainly jump.
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Without the precision provided by the gears an Issus would spin out of control.
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A new study reports that the planthopper Issus coleoptratus evolved a foolproof solution to this problem: in young nymphs of the species, the two legs meet under the belly in plates fringed with interlocking teeth.
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They found the gear mechanism in the hind legs of the juvenile Issus coleoptratus, a champion jumper found in gardens throughout Europe.
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We now demonstrate functional gears in the ballistic jumping movements of the flightless planthopper insect Issus.
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