aside from making beautiful stained-glass windows, dragonfly wings are made of chitin, which is of all things a carbohydrate, and its strength and flexibility make it an ideal surgical thread. yes, those stitches that dissolve and don’t need to be removed? dragonfly wings. i don’t need to learn anything more today. that’s good enough.
assorted dragonfly wings
saint paul, minnesota
How amazing is THAT!
Incredible!
The pattern of the wings is so lovely. How did you ever find these?