Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.

Wonder of Science@mastodon.social · 7 months ago

Robert Buchberger@spacey.space · 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome

RoyalQuack@mastodon.social · 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful

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Autoerotic Defenestration@mastodon.cloud · 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown

BrianKrebs@infosec.exchange · 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!

El Barto@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?

Darth Sandwich 🏳️‍🌈@mastodon.social · 7 months ago

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El Barto@lemmy.world · 7 months ago

Or maybe the hind wings are way behind!

Barry@techhub.social · 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs It appears that the two sets of wings alternate between power and glide (flight).

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