It’s not very common that a robot the size of a paper clip is able to do ten flips in eleven seconds and keep on course within five centimeters, says Markus Waibel of Waibel Robotics in Zurich. But ...

A new study in PLOS Biology of 133 species of flies, mosquitoes and their relatives shows that most species fly in surprisingly similar ways. Physical and aerodynamic laws shape the evolution of their ...

Insect flight demands a finely tuned balance between heat production, heat loss and energy expenditure. Unlike larger vertebrates, many insects rely on a combination of behavioural strategies, ...

Ch. 1. Flight and the Pterygote Insecta -- Ch. 2. Morphology of the Flight Apparatus -- Ch. 3. Kinematics and Aerodynamics of Flight -- Ch. 4. Energetics and Flight Physiology -- Ch. 5. Stability, ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

Dragonflies may look delicate, but they are among the most precise predators in nature. Instead of chasing prey, they predict movement and intercept it mid-air with incredible accuracy. Their success ...

The flight of insects -- Odonata: Dragonflies and Damselflies -- Orthoptera: Grasshoppers and crickets -- Hemiptera: Bugs -- Neuroptera and Mecoptera: Lacewings and Scorpion flies -- Lepidoptera: ...