The Weird Science That Lets Insects Fly in the Rain
Imagine the scale of raindrops if you were the size of a small bird. Or mosquito. Flying through a drizzle should be deadly!
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From the vault: Why bats don’t fly in the rain
On rainy nights, the sky belongs to the raindrops. Birds have settled in, insects hide, and bats—nature’s only furry flying mammals—disappear. Why do bats avoid the rain? Is it because raindrops ...
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The Intelligent Biology That Lets Insects Fly in the Rain
Dr. Joe Hanson explains how insects can fly in the rain due to their super hydrophobic wings that are impervious to water.
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Wallace's Flying Frog
The overachieving Wallace's flying frog wasn't content to just hop and swim. Thousands of years of watching birds navigate the rain forest and avoid predators by taking to the sky appears to have ...