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Flying Snakes!


I noted the snakes/biomimetics connection last week — now, it’s back! Meet the Paradise Flying Snake (Chrysopelea paradise). Apart from the shock value of seeing snakes flying through the air, this CBS News video points out the possible engineering angle: “Scientists believe that understanding how the snakes move might hold the key to the next generation of flying vehicles.” Nice! Biomimetics, as you know, is the science of taking design tips from supposedly undesigned nature.

David Klinghoffer

Senior Fellow and Editor, Evolution News
David Klinghoffer is a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and the editor of Evolution News & Science Today, the daily voice of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, reporting on intelligent design, evolution, and the intersection of science and culture. Klinghoffer is also the author of six books, a former senior editor and literary editor at National Review magazine, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Commentary, and other publications. Born in Santa Monica, California, he graduated from Brown University in 1987 with an A.B. magna cum laude in comparative literature and religious studies. David lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife and children.

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