Timeline for Wearing living armor
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| Jan 12, 2021 at 7:51 | comment | added | Neinstein | @Anketam for some reason I don't want to imagine a body armor made of a big swarm of living ants moving around the body. Though, I guess, it could even be very effective. | |
| Jan 11, 2021 at 22:25 | comment | added | John | consider something like a chiton hive, chiton are already a flat mat of armor. some can even make iron impregnated scales. Chiton scales are used as a model for future bullet proof vests since their armor is both very flexible and provides excellent coverage at the same time due to the shape of the scales. nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13215-0?proof | |
| Jan 11, 2021 at 19:36 | comment | added | Anketam | The other benefit is that it is a hive and not a singular creature. If in combat a bunch of the ants are killed as a result of an attack, as long as the queen(s) are still good more ants can be quickly bred to replace the lost ones. | |
| Jan 11, 2021 at 10:46 | history | answered | Michael Mortensen | CC BY-SA 4.0 |