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HOW DO INSECTS MOVE?
Some insects also have a measure of dynamic stability in their gaits. However, they typically use statically stable gaits. Most insects have six legs, sometimes more, and sometimes a lot more. The statically stable gate uses these other legs to make certain that the insect is always stable while it is moving.Unlike in dynamic stability where it is constantly adjusting its body and legs to maintain stability, statically stable is always stable because at least three of the legs are always kept on the ground in a configuration that will keep the insect from falling. This is similar to the stability that is attained by the tripod stand for a camera or of a stool. There are two primary gaits that insects use for walking. These are the metochronal wave and the tripod gate. These are really just extreme ends of a continuum of gates. The metochronal wave gate is used for slower walking speeds and the tripod gate is used for faster speeds. The insect can also mix them to walk at different speeds in between the two types of gaits


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