Insects are thought to use specific chest muscles to actively open and close their wings. However, high-speed imaging reveals that rhinoceros beetles flap their hindwings to deploy them for flight, ...

Fig. 2: Beetles can employ their elytra to push the hindwings back to the abdomen after flight without the need for internal muscular activity in the hindwing. Fig. 3: Insect-inspired flapping wings ...

Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99% accuracy ...