Lobsters: The Original X-ray TelescopesNature solved deep space imaging millions of years ago.

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Nature Solved It First

Biomimicry reveals that advanced engineering challenges were solved long ago by evolution. While humans struggled to focus high-energy waves, crustaceans developed square, mirrored tubes to see in the dark. Astrophysicists now use this precise geometry to monitor black holes and supernovas. The key to scanning the universe was hiding in the mud.