Fruit flies 'swim' through the air

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Fruit flies 'swim' through the air

Fruit flies 'swim' through the air


Physicists studying the flight of the fruit fly have concluded that the tiny creature's wing motions are much closer to the movement of swimming organisms than previously thought. This surprising result lends credence to the controversial suggestion put forward by some evolutionary biologists that flight could have evolved gradually from swimming as life left the oceans.


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Lees verder: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/45942


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