#cockroaches — Public Fediverse posts
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🪳🤿 Scientists in #Singapore and #Japan built flexible #3D printed #diving suits that deliver #oxygen to #cockroaches through their breathing pores.
A #chemical reaction between #hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide generates the oxygen, allowing the #insects to walk #underwater for up to three hours. The team envisions using these #cyborg cockroaches for search and rescue in flooded #disaster zones and eventually on #Mars.
👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/diving-suits-cyborg-cockroaches/
#robotics #science #engineering #biology #chemistry #ntu #waseda #nature #communication #biomimicry #technology #tech
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Bacteria in the genus Wolbachia are commonly found living within insects, but their presence in cockroaches has not been thoroughly explored. A new study finds Wolbachia in four of 16 cockroach species across three families, and researchers hope further study may open doors to new management methods for pest cockroach species. #entomology #insects #cockroaches #wolbachia https://entomologytoday.org/2023/06/15/wolbachia-cockroaches-new-paradigm-urban-pest-management/