Grasshopper
Limnos Island, Greece
Autotomy is a process in grasshoppers whereby one or both hindlimbs can be shed to escape a predator or can be abandoned if damaged. It occurs between the trochanter and the femur (second and third leg segments) and once lost, the legs never regenerate. J Neurobiol. 1991 Jul;22(5):536-46.
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Grasshopper
Limnos Island, Greece
Autotomy is a process in grasshoppers whereby one or both hindlimbs can be shed to escape a predator or can be abandoned if damaged. It occurs between the trochanter and the femur (second and third leg segments) and once lost, the legs never regenerate. J Neurobiol. 1991 Jul;22(5):536-46.
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Uploaded on November 19, 2023
Taken on October 8, 2023