http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/05/how-falling-aphids-land-on-their-feet-like-cats/ A science salon hosted by National Geographic Magazine Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2-alpha http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/05/how-falling-aphids-land-on-their-feet-like-cats/#comment-39865 Damian Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:05:15 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151639#comment-39865 Stick insects fall in the same way?

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/05/how-falling-aphids-land-on-their-feet-like-cats/#comment-39741 pascale Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:53:26 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151639#comment-39741 The title of that paper is just too cute for words… haha.

]]> http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/05/how-falling-aphids-land-on-their-feet-like-cats/#comment-39740 Kelly Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:52:26 +0000 http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/?p=151639#comment-39740 One wonders if there’s a height at which they – like cats – cannot actually right themselves during the fall?

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