Earwigs take origami to extremes to fold their wings
The insects’ springy wing joints are inspiring robotics design
WINGING IT Earwigs don’t normally reveal their wings, but the folded-up appendages unfurl on demand and lock into place until refolded.
Jakob Faber/ETH Zürich
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