Although conventional aerodynamics predicts that bugs shouldn't be able to get off the ground, experiments with robotic fly wings have now revealed the range of flapping motions that give insects aerodynamic lift. Dickinson, M.H., F.-O. Lehmann, and S.P. Sane. Wing rotation and the aerodynamic basis of insect flight.
Robotic moth reveals key to insect flight.
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