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- But a new study has shown that a butterfly cups and claps its wings together to make enough power to lift off. Butterflies have developed this method of flying to protect themselves from predators, so they can fly away quicker.
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Jan 22, 2021 · To tease out how the butterflies are using their inefficient wings, the researchers conducted an aerodynamic analysis of free-flying butterflies.
Jan 20, 2021 · Have you ever wondered how butterflies actually fly? Well, a new study shows the way they have evolved to fly using their large wings.
Butterflies are seemingly fragile insects, fluttering off in fear if you interrupt their flower feast. Yet, from their outstanding vision, to their less-than-delicate beginnings, there's a lot of science to unravel. Even the colourful patterns and beat of butterfly wings are more than what meets the eye.
Jan 20, 2021 · Scientists believe they have finally cracked the mystery of how butterflies fly despite their "unusually short, broad and large wings" compared to their body size.
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Jan 20, 2021 · Back in the 1970s, researchers developed a theory that their big wings allowed the butterfly to clap them together on the upstroke to power their take off. But no one has shown how this works in...
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Aug 25, 2023 · Why do butterflies and moths fly so erratically and yet so precisely? And how is it possible that these tiny insects can migrate thousands of miles across the world? Show more
Now, a new study shows that butterflies evolved an effective way of cupping and clapping their wings to generate thrust. The scientists say that this ability helps them avoid dangerous...
