They find that, to mimic the earwig's wing, an origami-style folding approach won't do. Instead, they have designed and 3D-printed a selection of meta-stable designs that, with a small input of ...

To quickly unfurl and refold their wings, earwigs stretch the rules of origami. Yes, those garden pests that scurry out from under overturned flowerpots can also fly. Because earwigs spend most of ...

The way that an earwig insect folds its wings could be applied to how engineers preprogram technology to perform certain tasks, according to research published on March 23 in the journal Science. The ...

Although there are many insects with wings that fold down beneath covers when not in use, the earwig's wings fold the most compactly. Scientists have now copied that folding mechanism, with an eye ...

Earwigs are unusual in other ways. They are members of the order Dermaptera (“skin wings”), a reference to their shortened, leathery front wings, also called tegmina. These protect the ...

Earwigs are small insects. They may be black or brown with red or orange markings. They have wings, and pincers protrude from the back of their abdomen. Their pincers are used for self-defense and ...