We  present  a  simple,  robust,  biomimetic  responsive surface  based  on  controlled  elastic  nstabilities  using  an  array  of microlens  shells  as  a  surface geometry.   The  snap-through  transition  is  dictated  by  geometry,  length-scale,  and materials  properties,  thus  the  transition  time,  triggering  sensitivity, and  magnitude  change  are  highly  tunable.   This video  depicts  the  osmotically  driven   snap-through  process  of  a  microlens  array.   For  more information,  *D. P. Holmes*  and  A.  J.  Crosby.   “Snapping  Surfaces”  *Advanced  Materials*,  2007,  19  (21), 3589.

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