If wheels and rolling have proven so efficient for humans, why hasn’t evolution pushed at least some other species in that direction? Well actually, there are a few species that can get around by rolling.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wasp_and_spider_02.jpg
https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/File:Myrmecina_graminicola_casent0008643_profile_1.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mother_of_pearl_moth_(Pleuroptya_ruralis).jpg
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