Earwax is both slippery and sticky – this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 27 Oct, 18:12 UTC

Earwax’s unusual physical properties help it repel insects in the lab. Is this a job it evolved to do in animal ears?

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• T1Earwax is both slippery and sticky – this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellentsMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation27 Oct, 18:12