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How Scientists Filmed A Ladybug’s Hidden Wings 🧐
@zackdfilms92557.6K views40.6K likes0:41ENJun 14, 2026
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they sliced off part of the Ladybug's shell and glued on a clear plastic replacement. You see, when a Ladybug flies, it lifts up the outer shells and snaps out tiny wings from underneath, giving them a quick way to escape predators. And when they land again, the wings get folded up, but the process is too fast for the human eye to see, so scientists made part of its shell transparent and set up a slow-motion camera. And for the first time ever, they saw the wings follow secret crease lines as the abdomen pulled them in, folding them back inside the shell in less than a second.



