A ladybird beetle spreading its wings captured with a high-speed camera. In real-time wing deployment from the fully folded state takes less than 0.1 seconds. https://video.nostr.build/23a26d9c73cdcc8169521dd39090d06d9ec1a7b8a5f7f34c1d729d053e67e12e.mp4
Discussion
Reminds me of a childhood rhyme..
Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,
Your house is on fire and your children are gone,
All except one, and her name is Ann,
And she hid under the baking pan.
A shorter, grimmer version concludes:
Your house is on fire,
Your children shall burn!
Watching bugs destabilizes my whole idea of reality. WTF! 🤯