This video depicts a tethered monarch butterfly in the flight simulator. When the butterfly is manually rotated to a new direction, it quickly corrects its bearing to continue on a migratory ...
A monarch butterfly in a custom flight simulator. The butterfly is attached to a rotating pin, which records the predominant direction it flies. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...
Custom made of steel with green-patinaed wings, Swallowtail II depicts a butterfly in flight and is part of the artist’s “Wings” sculpture series. As with other recent works in this series ...
Its flashy red or orange wings make the Florida leafwing butterfly easy to spot in flight, but it gets its name from the tricks of camouflage that allow the brown or gray underside of its wings — ...
Butterfly curator Dr Blanca Huertas explains the secrets behind their success. Skippers are natural sprinters. They can reach speeds of up to 37 miles per hour and have some of nature's fastest ...