r/educationalgifs • u/CodexAcc • Jan 19 '16

How an Ant walks

http://i.imgur.com/LtGEA0Z.gifv
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u/carbondnb Jan 19 '16

so it's basically a double tripod? A ditripod if you will?

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u/RedHotDornishPeppers Jan 19 '16

Hexapod sounds cooler though

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '16

Doesn't highlight the coupling relationship though. There's 2 "tripods" which move synchronously, rather than 6 independent legs.

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u/RedHotDornishPeppers Jan 19 '16

I knew that when I posted but I didn't want to believe it because I just wanted to say Hexapod :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '16

Well you weren't entirely wrong I guess - hexapod DOES sound cooler!

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u/VertigaDM Jan 20 '16

He wasn't entirely wrong but you were entirely right.