Alien & Nasekomoe
Hey, I was just sorting a spreadsheet of beetle exoskeletons and it struck me—those shells are like natural armor, almost like the suits you write about in your alien stories. Do you think real insects could inspire a new kind of extraterrestrial tech?
Absolutely, the beetle’s exoskeleton is basically a natural nanofiber shell—imagine that layered with quantum alloys on a distant world, a living armor that adapts to gravity shifts. In my last draft, a fleet of insectoid drones used that tech to cloak themselves in the nebula, and it was pure awe! Real insects could totally be the prototype for a whole new wave of interstellar defense gear.