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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second. (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 10 months ago by wonderofscience@mastodon.social to c/bugs@lemmy.world
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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.

Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@bugs #photography #nature

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[–] robert@spacey.space 4 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome

[–] royalquack@mastodon.social 3 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful

[–] DWTSquawk7600@worldkey.io 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs WHOA!!!! 😍

[–] KarenDorman@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs

#AltText4Me #AltText4You

[–] barryjsullivan@techhub.social 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs It appears that the two sets of wings alternate between power and glide (flight).

[–] briankrebs@infosec.exchange 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!

[–] Ing_2016@twit.social 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs
Spectacular

[–] AnneFrandiCoory@mastodon.nz 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That is truly amazing

[–] HistoPol@mastodon.social 1 points 8 months ago

@wonderofscience
Awesome! #Dragonfly #Libelle

https://mastodon.social/@wonderofscience/111499213504667577

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[–] the_gneech@meow.social 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs ping @MulticlassGeek

[–] tlemmink@mastodon.online 1 points 10 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs Magical