Many nocturnal flying insects are positively phototactic, meaning they are attracted to light. Cockroaches, on the other hand, are negatively phototactic; they try to stay away from lights.

Before dinosaurs evolved and when the world was swampy and green 300 million years ago, giant dragonflies filled the skies. With wingspans that stretched up to a whopping 71 centimetres, these epic ...

Scientists develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 02 / 220202143053.htm ...

Weighing just 259 milligrams, the insect-inspired RoboBee X-Wing has four wings that flap 170 times per second. It has a wingspan of 3.5 centimetres and stands 6.5 centimetres high. The flying ...

But flying bugs are harder to hijack. Scientists pulled it off for the first time in 2009, when a team at the University of California, Berkeley led by engineer Michel Maharbiz debuted their first ...

Flying robot generates as much power as a flapping insect. A flying robot with wings controlled by an electric field instead of heavy motors and gears slightly outperforms insect muscles.

Feb 02, 2022: Researchers develop insect-sized flying robots with flapping wings (w/video) (Nanowerk News) A new drive system for flapping wing autonomous robots has been developed by a University of ...