🌊 Wings & Water
The Insect That Crosses an Ocean Without Any Individual Making the Trip
Pantala flavescens rides the monsoon between India and Africa in generational relays. No single glider sees both shores.
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💠 Dragonfly Field Notes
Compound Eyes With 30,000 Facets, and Almost No Blind Spot
A dragonfly's head is mostly eye, and its eye is mostly a targeting computer.
💠 Dragonfly Field Notes
Four Wings, Independently Controlled: How a Dragonfly Actually Flies
Each of a dragonfly's four wings has its own muscles, its own timing, and its own opinion. That is the whole trick.