Lessons from insect masters

With up to 350,000 species, insects not only have beauty and abundance but also have very special abilities. And many of the special abilities of insects have stimulated, creating creative inspiration for scientists.

Gemstone bugs remind scientists of many ideas.Source: Internet .

Many insects have special abilities that we didn't expect. For example, there are insects that have underwater breathing ability, have very high immunity . And so far, a lot of insects' abilities have been put into technology by scientists. Modern techniques, such as antibiotics, super white paper or fire tools . It can be said that, many small insects are the great teachers of scientific and technical advances.

Let's face the insect 'masters' who have helped scientists gain precious hunches to create a breakthrough in technology.

Gemstones (jewel beetle, also called Australian beetles)

For insect collectors, these colorful bugs are one of the most popular. The future of precious beetles will also receive the attention of car makers.

A study published in 'Science' in 2009 said that some beetles know how to take advantage of the five-sided, six-sided, seven-sided cells to produce color. . These cells are like liquid glass, able to reflect light.

Gemstones.Source: Internet .

This feature can be widely used in perspective settings in optical construction, which can also be applied to car paint or anti-counterfeiting technology. If using this painting technique, the car will have different colors at different angles.

The use of spraying techniques on this vehicle can create colors at different angles. If used to prevent counterfeiting money, they can create watermarks (watermarks) on very clear and beautiful banknotes.

Japanese horned beetle (Japanese horned beetle)

Japanese horns are a common insect in nature, the horns of males can be as long as 16.5cm. There are many places in the world where people use the horns' fight to gamble. In Japan, many people keep hornbills as pets.

Horn horns have a lot of interest around the world because of their power. Some hornbill species can lift objects heavier than their bodies up to 800 times. This power is due to their special body structure.

Japanese horns.Source: Internet.

Normal animals have bones inside the meat, but they have meat inside the bone. Their structure is especially like a robot. One of the US Department of Defense's research plans is to turn these horns into military service machines.

In the future, these beetles will become reconnaissance or search warriors during the war.

Maybug

They are also called dung beetles because they rely on animal waste. Scientists have suggested that beetles must live in an environment with a lot of harmful microorganisms so they have a very strong immune system.

The beetle has very good immunity.Source: Internet.

Beetles in the environment are a source of many human diseases, but they live very comfortably. So scientists studied beetles to find a new antibiotic. Although there are still no products from the scarab studies so far, this is definitely only a matter of time.

In addition to the application of the beetle medicine, it also brings piles of fertilizers that they "picked up" to be cast into members or buried under the ground, which both increases soil fertility and can prevent the development of pests and diseases.

Whirligig beetle

Spinach is a kind of bug that lives on the water surface, the color is mostly black. Their eyes can also be seen above water and below the surface. However, what makes the scientists pay attention to them is because, every time they are intimidated, get food or attract mating objects, they have a main habit of swimming very fast in a circle.

Spinach.Source: Internet.

They can swim very flexibly but their structure is much different from fish or sea lion. The spinach has a hard wing, sturdy outer bones, making them look like an insect ship with a part on the water, the rest under the water.

Water beetles use their legs to spin their torso and wings to push. Scientists believe that spin bugs are not flexible, but they are more flexible than many self-propelled underwater vehicles. Based on these characteristics of spin-off beetles, we can create multi-function vehicles on the ground and under water.

Harlequin clown (Harlequin Beetle)

The clown.Source: Internet.

Harlequin bugs are often referred to as 'bug beetles' because of their trivial patterns and colors. The clown is mainly distributed in Mexico and South America. Male clowns have very long front legs, longer than the length of the body. In addition to attracting mating objects can also be used to climb trees.

In 2003, French scientists discovered that their bodies contained antibacterial substances in their bodies. These substances may be helpful in studying the creation of new drugs to reduce the mortality rate caused by Candida albicans.