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  1. Bioinspired engineering: the eye of a parasitic fly of a wasp (Strepsiptera) deviates from the standard insect compound eye in interesting ways:

    “Xenos peckii vision inspires an ultrathin digital camera”, Keum et al. 2018
    nature.com/articles/s41377-018

    Taking advantage of the present state of a still ongoing many-million year evolutionary process.

    #Strepsiptera #biomimicry #bioinspired #engineering

  2. The #warmthloving #paperwasp #Polistes #dominula (Polistinae) was originally native to central/ southern Europe and Asia, but is increasingly spreading towards Scandinavia due to #globalwarming. In e.g. Australia and #NorthAmerica it occurs as #neozoan. 50 or more nest cells are created by one or several young #queens with the strongest subdueing its competitors. The wasp can be #parasitized by #Xenos #vesparum (#Strepsiptera).
    © #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025