Unconventional lift-generating mechanisms in free-flying butterflies.
Flying insects generate forces that are too large to be accounted for by conventional steady-state aerodynamics. To investigate these mechanisms of force generation, we trained red admiral butterflies, Vanessa atalanta, to fly freely to and from artificial flowers in a wind tunnel, and used high-res...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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