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Pests or potential problem-solvers? Fleas, spiders and other insects are the new muses of engineering.
The wing of a butterfly, the web of a spider, the knee of a flea no, its not a medieval recipe for witchs brew. Its a short list of the growing number of insect attributes attracting notice for their core utility and ingenious design. From rendering crystal-clear images on screens no matter what the lighting to finding water in the desert, bug-inspired innovation is taking flight. Gemma Tarlach
Read more of this great stuff @ 4 New Technologies That Use Insects for Inspiration | DiscoverMagazine.com