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Lilly is a little robotic insect. “When powered by the sun she flaps her shiny wings manically. No batteries, no charging, just pop her in a bright spot and she will flutter for you. Made from a meter movement, solar cell, chip, resistor and a couple of capacitors.” At Etsy for $60.

Network: etsy

The MicroFly is a cool gadget available at ThinkGeek: “This is by far the smallest flying R/C device we’ve ever seen and it’s damn impressive in the air. With a diameter not much larger than a silver dollar and a single propeller on the bottom, the MicroFly somehow manages to hover in the air as it spins and flashes its blue LED. The simple slider control allows only up-and down movement… but this makes it so easy to fly that anyone can instantly control it. Buy a few and create your own buzzing alien insect swarm… they use the same channel so you can control multiple MicroFly units from one remote.”

Network: blogs

Stylehive member, sunchi, posts these incredible miniature insect sculptures by Mike Libby, a “multi-disciplinary artist who makes highly detailed sculptures, models, collages and drawings. Through diverse materials and methodologies, I explore themes of science, nature, fantasy, history and autobiography; highlighting illogical and acute correspondences between the real and unreal.” Check out the rest of Mike’s collection while you’re at it. Amazing.

Network: stylehive