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Dragonfly liftoff captured at 5000 frames per second.

Video credit: Joris Schaap / CC BY 3.0
@bugs #photography #nature

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

@wonderofscience @bugs almost as old as sharks, and one of the first living things to evolve powered flight. Dragonflies are awesome

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

@wonderofscience @bugs woah, the two pairs of wings move independently of each other??? #mindBlown

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

@wonderofscience @bugs wow, dragonflies are beautiful

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

How do these cameras work to get such insane framerates?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@wonderofscience @bugs This is somehow exactly what I needed rn. Thanks!

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@wonderofscience @bugs That's pretty amazing, as in pretty and amazing.

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@wonderofscience
What rate is the playback, or what fraction of real-time speed is it?

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