Mantis Shrimp Eyes

Mantis Shrimp Eyes Might Inspire New High-Def Devices

In the marvelously sensitive eyes of mantis shrimps, scientists have found cells that could inspire an overhaul of humanity’s comparatively clumsy communications hardware.
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DASH Hexapedal Cockroach-Inspired Robot

DASH Hexapedal Cockroach-Inspired Robot Survives Large Falls, Dashes Off



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Biomimicry Lecture

Hi, my biomimicry lecture for Eng298 is now online (it is the same as the seminar I gave in Entomology last Spring).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wILtQXiwtVs

The auroleum of Mantophasmatodea

I looked up the little thing I read about this morning. It's on one of the craziest of insects: the heelwalkers. Apparently the article was published in May, so I apologize for the delay, but it's still kind of cool. Read more about how they walk and what kinds of glands they have in their feet here.