Cicada and quarter

The North American annual cicada, top, with a quarter for size reference. Below, a magnified image from a small portion of the wing shows a bacterium that has been destroyed by nanopillars on the cicada’s wing.

The North American annual cicada, top, with a quarter for size reference. Below, a magnified image from a small portion of the wing shows a bacterium that has been destroyed by nanopillars on the cicada’s wing.

Four steps of the nanofabrication process used to replicate the nanostructure of a cicada wing.