Starfarts@reddthat.comtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Xenomorphon baranowskii - A newly discovered species of beetle that completely lacks wings or elytra
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1 year agoFor anyone else who doesn’t know what elytra are, they are the “protective wing-cases for the hindwings underneath, which are used for flying. To fly, a beetle typically opens the elytra and then extends the hindwings.”
This reads like it was written by the Chinese government.