Biomechanics team discovers how insects repair their 'bones'. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 04 / 160405221222.htm. Trinity College Dublin.

Dublin, April 6th, 2016 - Biomechanics researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered how insects build internal bandages to repair their broken 'bones'. A DIY cuticle repair kit allows ...

References [1] Non-invasive characterization of the elastic protein resilin in insects using Raman spectroscopy. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2023). [2] Body-catapult ...

A newly published study in the Journal of Neurophysiology reveals how blow flies (Calliphora vicina)—despite their minimal body weight—reliably detect forces through specialized sensory organs ...