News: Vibrant Color Photography Challenge: Western Tiger Swallowtail
We saw this butterfly while hiking in Park City, UT.
We saw this butterfly while hiking in Park City, UT.
Researchers Hiroto Tanaka and Isao Shimoyama (of Harvard University and University of Tokyo) have constructed a tiny replica of the swallowtail butterfly. The crudely made model uses just balsa wood, rubber bands, and a steel wire crank. The goal is to better understand the biomechanics of butterfly flight. Via Wired,