Locust Side View (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Locust Side View

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Locusts are able to repair their injured bodies by deploying a DIY cuticle repair kit after meeting with mishap. Repaired limbs provide around two-thirds of their original strength, which helps individuals from the world's most diverse group of animals to survive in the wild.

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Professor David Taylor (Trinity College Dublin).

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