How the Fly Evades the Swatter

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Using super-fast video cameras, Michael Dickinson, a bioengineer from Caltech, discovered why flies are so hard to swat. What did you think of the video? Footage courtesy of Michael Dickinson Lab, Caltech. Fruit fly electron microscope image: Jack Scott, Bio-DiTRL, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta. Music by Synthar. Viewed 25232 times.

Learn more: How Do Flies Get Away?

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