the usefulness of shimmer

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!

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  • Jane says:

    Incredible!

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  • mary says:

    The pattern of the wings is so lovely. How did you ever find these?

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