insect flight

Researchers across disciplines are adopting high-tech tools to better understand the kinematics and behaviors behind insect flight.

Researchers are pulling from video games, sports broadcasting, meteorology, and even missile guidance technology to better investigate how insects have mastered flight.

Researchers are getting creative to understand flight behavior in the fast-moving and tiny animals.

Neuronal signal timing is crucial for muscle coordination during flight.

Carbon dioxide pumped into a bright chamber mimics a breathing host for the pest to target.

 A model helps recapitulate the geometric patterning of insect wings.

High-speed cameras capture the remarkable in-flight maneuvers fruit flies use to avoid predators.

For Michael Dickinson, Drosophila are more than winged gene holders—they’re sophisticated systems for translating sensory information into flight instructions.