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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Elytron sounds like the name of a superhero.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Or an evil robot.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

isn't the top right one a winged insect too?

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

Yes, both have functional wings.

[–] Depress_Mode@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Me deciding which insect to use as an example for the wiki article picture 🤔

[–] Simmy@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Beatle has hidden wings, my vote is with the moth.