[url=http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/smartnews/2013/03/some-insect-wings-are-natural-antibiotics/]Full Article.[/url][quote]The wings of the Australia’s Clanger cicada are bumpy, strewn with unimaginably tiny spikes. These teeny bumps give the wings a special ability, according to new research: the cicada’s wings are naturally antibiotic—they kill some bacteria on contact. The cicada’s wings, says Nature, are one of the first natural surfaces found with such a power, and the finding could potentially pave the way for new passively-antibacterial materials.[/quote]