Biologist Dr. Adrian Smith has some amazing super slow-mo footage of insects taking off, with a level of detail that you’ve never seen before. Seeing a firefly unfurl its wings and awkwardly take to the sky is fascinating to watch. He specifically features less common species, versus the honeybees and dragonflies that you might have seen before.
[…] Smith has previously captured flying ants in slow motion and this globular springtail bug that spins through the air at more than 22,000 rpm. (via moss & fog) […]
Agreed, very high speed cameras needed!
That is an amazing video. I would love to have the equipment to do that filming