Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@bugs #photography #nature
@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome
@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown
@wonderofscience @bugs I love the internet for stuff like this. Amazing, really helps you understand its mechanism of flight.
@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful
How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?
@wonderofscience @bugs Fascinating! The video suggests the hind wings lead the front wings (rather counterintuitive)
Or maybe the hind wings are way behind!
@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!
@wonderofscience @bugs It appears that the two sets of wings alternate between power and glide (flight).
@wonderofscience @bugs WHOA!!!! 😍
@wonderofscience @bugs That's cool!
@wonderofscience @bugs Magical
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Spectacular@wonderofscience @bugs That's pretty amazing, as in pretty and amazing.
@wonderofscience @bugs That is so cool!
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What rate is the playback, or what fraction of real-time speed is it?@wonderofscience @bugs That is truly amazing
@wonderofscience @bugs Absolutely beautiful ♥️