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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second. (files.mastodon.social)
submitted 11 months ago by wonderofscience@mastodon.social to c/bugs@lemmy.world
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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.

Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@bugs #photography #nature

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[–] robert@spacey.space 4 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome

[–] royalquack@mastodon.social 3 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful

[–] danielaKay@mastodon.cloud 3 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?

[–] briankrebs@infosec.exchange 2 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!

[–] DWTSquawk7600@worldkey.io 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs WHOA!!!! 😍

[–] harlan@mastodon.wananavuoutfitters.com 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That's cool!

[–] tlemmink@mastodon.online 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs Magical

[–] Ing_2016@twit.social 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs
Spectacular

[–] HistoPol@mastodon.social 1 points 9 months ago

@wonderofscience
Awesome! #Dragonfly #Libelle

https://mastodon.social/@wonderofscience/111499213504667577

@bugs

[–] KarenDorman@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs

#AltText4Me #AltText4You

[–] MikeHar94962844@mastodon.me.uk 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That's pretty amazing, as in pretty and amazing.

[–] purplelorikeet@aus.social 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That is so cool!

[–] ifmu@mastodon.social 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs https://www.gofundme.com/f/37gv37skgo

[–] tleekeene@mastodon.social 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs #insects #bugs #science

[–] tal@mastodon.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

@wonderofscience
What rate is the playback, or what fraction of real-time speed is it?

[–] AnneFrandiCoory@mastodon.nz 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs That is truly amazing

[–] the_gneech@meow.social 1 points 11 months ago

@wonderofscience @bugs ping @MulticlassGeek