The Ormia Ochracea Mimic (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

The Ormia Ochracea Mimic

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This is a photograph of the biologically-inspired microphone taken under a microscope, providing a top-side view. The tiny structure rotates and flaps about the pivots (labeled), producing an electric potential across the electrodes (labeled).

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N. Hall/UT Austin

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