Tiny Transmitters Track Dragonfly Journey
A transmitter is attached to a dragonfly's thorax.
Image source: The BBC / C. Ziegler
Image source: The BBC / C. Ziegler
Via The BBC.
The epic journeys taken by dragonflies searching for warmer climates have been revealed by scientists in the US.More here.
The team, led by researchers from Princeton University, found that the insects are capable of flying up to 85 miles (137 km) in a day.
Writing in the journal Biology Letters, the group describes how it tracked the movements by attaching tiny radio transmitters to the insects.
posted by Fergie @ 5/10/2006 01:30:00 PM
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