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A US university, using DARPA grant money, was able to remotely control a rhinoceros beetle.
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Researchers at the university controlled the movement of beetle wings and some other parts using radio signals sent to the six electrodes on its brain and muscles.

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NE ... 28/164717/

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Now we only have to clone dinosaurs and we can play dinoriders for real!

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Mind control here we come.

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Arathorn wrote:
Now we only have to clone dinosaurs and we can play dinoriders for real!


Or we just need to learn how to gigantify rhino beetles - they look pretty damn pimp! Imagine having a mind-controlled sex-foot copy of this baby coming at you. :twisted:


http://godofinsects.com/images/specimens/28_15.jpg

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Rinox wrote:
...sex-foot copy of this baby...


Now Ox wants to have sex with beetles?

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Reminds me of Icewind Dale (the beetles, not sex with beetles).

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Oh yeah, i remember those. Especially in IWD2 where they came king-sized and it required focus fire from the entire party to take one down. :o

didn't have sex with them though. :roll:

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