TED-Ed

How a fly flies - Michael Dickinson

2013 • E205    May 8, 2013    16m
An insect's ability to fly is perhaps one of the greatest feats of evolution. Michael Dickinson looks at how a fruit fly takes flight with such delicate wings, thanks to a clever flapping motion and flight muscles that are both powerful and nimble. But the secret ingredient: the incredible fly brain. (Filmed at TEDxCaltech.)

Talk by Michael Dickinson.

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