Time to take a closer look at the textures of #ants (and some other insects) and the fantastic variation of the exoskeleton.

It'd be so neat to model these & 3D print them at a larger scale. These textures are all optimized through millions of years of #evolution to make insects strong, hygienic, stealthy, hard to attack... and who knows what else. So much to learn from them!

(Thanks to cnestus at tumblr for showing me this paper! https://www.tumblr.com/cnestus/742527231977455616/source-harris-1979-a-glossary-of-surface?source=share)

The Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306280315_A_glossary_of_surface_sculpturing_California_Department_of_Food_and_Agriculture_Bureau_of_Entomology