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December 1, 2020 02:03 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/01/how-flies-are-able-to-elude-your-fly-swatter.html
How flies are able to elude your fly swatter
Flies have a number of tools in their arsenal that have given them a perpetual edge in the battle against human-engineered fly swatter technology. The most fascinating is a set of little barbells underneath their wings called halteres. This apparatus is what gives a fly its amazing capacity for a zig-zagging escape. — Read the rest
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/01/how-flies-are-able-to-elude-your-fly-swatter.html
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