Posts by: Virginia

EK 132 student majoring in Ecological and Conservational Biology and minoring in Engineering Science.

The Desert Locust Shows the Importance of Wing Deformation in Insect Flight

December 4, 2012 at 11:15 pm

A fun part of my childhood was catching grasshoppers and dragonflies in a field near my house. I always had to find creative and stealthy methods to catch these creatures, and now I can learn how they are able to transport themselves. Grasshoppers not only have strong legs for jumping, but they also can fly! […]

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Evolution of flight : Flying from Gliding

November 25, 2012 at 11:34 pm

  While many animals are able to fly, birds are the creatures that have mastered flight. They evolved feathers and an aerodynamic body shape. But how exactly did they evolve the ability for complex flight? Were birds first capable of gliding then modified this advantage into powered flight? Or did they begin flapping their wings […]

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