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The Hidden World of Insect Wings Revealed by Macro Photographer https://petapixel.com/2026/05/23/the-hidden-world-of-insect-wings-revealed-by-photographer/ #extrememacrophotography #insectmacrophotography #macrophotography #extrememacro #chrisperani #insectwings #Spotlight #Features #macro
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Did you know that insect wings evolved from the gills of an ancestral crustacean? Scientists have found that two genes that are important for wing development in insects are also expressed in the gills of a branchiopod crustacean. This supports the idea that wings are modified gills that moved to the back of the insect body. https://news.uchicago.edu/story/how-insect-wings-evolved-legs-ancestral-crustacean #insectwings #crustaceans #evolution
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