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28 Feb 2023
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The fascinating physics of insect pee | Saad Bhamla

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This podcast episode delves into the fascinating and innovative world of insect urination, focusing on the Homo Lidisca vitpenis, a glassy-winged sharpshooter known for flinging pee droplets at extreme accelerations via a specialized structure called the "butt flicker." The unique behaviors and adaptations of various insects, including their abilities to use webs as slingshots, form shape-shifting blobs, and create their own scuba gear for urination, are explored.
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