Faculty of Design
Illustration
David Zhixuan Zhang
Bombardier Beetle
Illustration
2023
The bombardier beetle defends itself by spraying a scalding chemical that is mixed in its abdomen using two compounds. This illustration compares this defense mechanism to the usage of chemical warfare on the battlefield.
Work by
David Zhixuan Zhang aka. VIATHINE
“"The Slaughtering Swarm" is a project that explores a variety of arthropods and the unusual survival mechanisms they employ to kill, drawing comparisons between these actions to human behaviours and...” [More]
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