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Monday, February 3, 2014

A Ladybug’s Boots Were Made for Walking… (BioZine)

As insects go, the ladybug (or ladybird) is one of the more beloved. They’re not poisonous, they eat insects gardeners consider to be pests, and their red bodies with black dots are pleasingly colorful. Even if they infest your home, they pose more of an annoyance than a threat. However seemingly benign, we can also see the ladybug as a kind of insect action hero. While many insects can walk up and down walls, as well as upside down on ceilings, the ladybug can do all these … even while underwater. And, unlike spiders, ladybugs don’t need to spin webs to do any of it. In recent years, scientists have been looking closely at what gives the ladybug these extraordinary abilities in hopes of finding ways not to improve upon nature, but instead to catch up with it. The desire is to apply their findings to help develop new materials and technologies useful to humans. [Read Full Article]