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Discoveries about insects always tend to fascinate me, as they look so alien from a human standpoint, yet hold so many mysteries on how they have survived for so long and achieved so much. Flight is one thing, and the title of the article immediately caught me. Flight? Interesting. How did flight come about anyway?
Scientists have theorized about wings evolving from gliding membrane, and I think that is very interesting. Wings that help movement yes, but were hidden from view. Most people do indeed think about butterflies or dragonflies when they think of insects having wings, and this discovery/theory I think could expand our understanding of flight in general. Perhaps it could lead to more compact methods of air travel? Regardless, discoveries and research pertaining to insects always excite me because it shows that even bugs that are supposedly icky have a purpose to us humans.
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