I wonder who is the woman with the huge but very lovely hands who poses with all of the umbrellas and earbuds in aliexpress ads?

@futurebird

Umbrellas for action figures.

@Moondancer

No they are full size... they just use earwig wing folding technology.

(I long for an earwig-based umbrella. It would be so compact yet so elegant. )

@futurebird @Moondancer

Earwigs have wings‽

@poleguy @Moondancer

yes! they can fly. But they fold them up into a little backpack and people are always surprised. They are such magical little creatures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PNtn6ly9wU

Amazing Earwig Wings in Action!

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@futurebird @poleguy @Moondancer my mind is blown. I see earwigs *constantly* in the garden, and frequently displace them when cleaning things up, and nothing I've done has ever provoked one to fly. Nor have I ever seen one anywhere but on (or very near) the ground. I've seen spiders fly (balloon) and they don't even have wings! I wonder what circumstances would cause an earwig to actually use theirs, if it's only at night or something?