While this might look like the pattern on a quilt, this is actually a magnified image of the pattern on the hardened forewings of a beetle. These wings are not used for flying but instead protect the ...

beetles’ wings are tucked under rigid shell covers and need to be unfurled before flight, which is not instantaneous. If the bombardier beetle’s chemical cannon is not enough to immediately ...

Epicauta funebris. This is the margined blister beetle. They’re found on the east coast and as far west as Texas. They have black bodies, legs, and wings. A white line rings each of their wings.

The team used slow-motion cameras to capture the insects in flight to develop a system that similarly expands and retracts its wings. The study revealed that beetles use elastic energy and ...

Yes, real ones! The wings of jewel beetles were used to decorate fabric. Emerald green wings became a symbol of high status in India during the Mughal period (1526-1756), and western traders ...