Insects and mobile phone

30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

• Episode: Insects and mobile phone
• Website: 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter
• Feed URL: https://podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk/w13xttw7.rss
• Duration: 00:20:51
• Published: 2022-01-17 01:30

S2 Ep 30. Smart phones could become even smarter – thanks to ants, beetles, moths and spiders! A multi-animal special episode, marking the season 2 finale. Patrick explores what could be an insect inspired phone of the future! There’s the story of the fire ants and bark beetles and a new camera lens with a much greater field of view. The hairs on butterflies, moths and spiders could help with an amazing new microphone. Moths might make it easier to look at our phones in bright sunlight. There’s also a waterproof, anti-bacterial cover which could be based on the wings of cicadas. Thanks for listening and please help us spread the word. #30Animals