... work is properly attributed. Summary: We conducted measurements of the taking-off motion of a butterfly ( Pieris rapae ) and numerical simulations using a more sophisticated computational model than existing butterfly models. Flapping flight Butterfly Take-off Computational fluid...

... a variety of control strategies when flying in each disturbance, offering new insights into insect-scale flapping flight and bio-inspired robotic systems. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. The tendency of bees to move in correspondence...