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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second. (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 7 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 7 months ago

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

[-] danielaKay@mastodon.cloud 3 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown

[-] royalquack@mastodon.social 3 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?

[-] briankrebs@infosec.exchange 2 points 7 months ago

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

[-] barryjsullivan@techhub.social 2 points 7 months ago

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

[-] harlan@mastodon.wananavuoutfitters.com 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That's cool!

[-] tlemmink@mastodon.online 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs Magical

[-] Ing_2016@twit.social 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs
Spectacular

[-] purplelorikeet@aus.social 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That is so cool!

[-] HistoPol@mastodon.social 1 points 6 months ago

@wonderofscience
Awesome! #Dragonfly #Libelle

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

@bugs

[-] MikeHar94962844@mastodon.me.uk 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That's pretty amazing, as in pretty and amazing.

[-] ifmu@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs https://www.gofundme.com/f/37gv37skgo

[-] tleekeene@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs #insects #bugs #science

[-] tal@mastodon.social 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

@wonderofscience
What rate is the playback, or what fraction of real-time speed is it?

[-] KarenDorman@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs

#AltText4Me #AltText4You

[-] the_gneech@meow.social 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs ping @MulticlassGeek

[-] AnneFrandiCoory@mastodon.nz 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That is truly amazing

[-] DWTSquawk7600@worldkey.io 1 points 7 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs WHOA!!!! ๐Ÿ˜

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