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Vets and zookeepers at the Houston Zoo used a cotton swab to make a neck brace for a Peruvian jumping stick, a type of grasshopper, to help keep its weak neck up while its exoskeleton hardened.

A keeper noticed the Peruvian jumping stick, a type of grasshopper, couldn't hold her head up straight so the zoo team came up with an ingenious idea to help her.

Robotic exoskeletons are an increasingly popular method for assisting human labor in the workplace. Those that specifically support the back, however, can result in bad lifting form by the wearer.

A keeper noticed the Peruvian jumping stick, a type of grasshopper, couldn't hold her head up straight so the zoo team came up with an ingenious idea to help her.

When a bug at the Houston Zoo was in a bind, a bathroom staple quickly became a life-altering device! Earlier this year, veterinarians and zookeepers fashioned a brace from a cotton swab for one ...

Workers at the Houston Zoo crafted the “world’s tiniest neck” brace to help a tiny insect heal after shedding its exoskeleton. Photo courtesty of the Houston Zoo An entomology keeper at the ...

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"She had the brilliant idea to create a miniature neck brace that would provide temporary support for this insect while its exoskeleton hardened," the Houston Zoo posted. "On the vet side, Dr ...