Sep. 3rd, 2009

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If a flightless beetle has a fused wing-case (elytron), will it still have flight wings tucked uselessly underneath?

EDIT: Apparently, some do and some don't. Those that do often have atrophied flight-wings that wouldn't work even if they could be deployed.

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