Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.
Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@bugs #photography #nature
@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome
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@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown
@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful
@wonderofscience @bugs It appears that the two sets of wings alternate between power and glide (flight).
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Or maybe the hind wings are way behind!
How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?
@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!
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What rate is the playback, or what fraction of real-time speed is it?@wonderofscience @bugs That is so cool!
