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"The sensory input required to navigate a body that size is immense," notes Senior Researcher Dr. Lena Kovacs. "We have found enlarged ganglia in the thorax that function almost like a secondary brain, processing wind resistance and pheromone trails in real-time."

Here, engineers stress-test shed exoskeletons. The "Gil Composite," a laminate of spider silk and cross-linked chitin discovered here, is 14 times tougher than Kevlar. This wing works with the military to develop biodegradable armor, but Dr. Gil insists on open-sourcing the data for prosthetic limbs. gil giant insect research institute final