Beetle Penises May Hold Clues For Better Medical Devices
Male cassidine beetles have enormously long, hooked penises that are rigid in some parts and soft in others. Scientists hope studying the beetle penises could help people design better catheters.
A new study describes, in detail, the stiffness of beetle penises, which might serve as inspiration for people who design medical catheters.
The industry has long struggled with an engineering problem: how do you keep a very thin tube flexible enough to snake â when a thin tube crimps so fluids can't flow through it anymore.
