Up up and away. (how different insects fly)

From: Ranger Rick | Date: September 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Buzzing like a mighty bee, a longhorn beetle rises from the forest floor and flies into the night. For two or three years it has lived as a grub inside a dead tree trunk. And now, as an adult, it's off in search of a mate. Beetles are big and clumsy, but even so, they've found a way to fly. To find out how insects get up and go, turn the page.

Rainforest Glider

Deep in a tropical rainforest, a zebra longwing butterfly glides through the calm and sheltered air. Its long, thin wings are just the right shape for floating along with hardly a flap.

The longwing doesn't need ...

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