From the rain forests of Borneo to the tenements of Manhattan, winged insects are a
conspicuous and abundant feature of life on earth. Here, Robert Dudley presents the first …

As measured by sheer number of species, ecological impact or total biomass, insects are the
dominant animals on our planet. Although numerous factors contribute to their extraordinary …

Insects include some of the most versatile and maneuverable of all flying machines.
Although many show rather simple flight patterns, some insects-through a combination of …

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 David E.
Alexander's fascination with the many animals and plants that have harnessed the air is …

Many of the existing winged-insect species are extremely small (wing length≈ 0.3–4 mm);
they are referred to as miniature insects. Yet, until recently much of our knowledge about the …

This is the first book on this subject since JWS Pringle's classic Insect Flight was published
in 1957. Much has been written since on applied and ecological aspects of flight, but …

This handsomely produced book is a translation from the original German edition (1968). It
opens with general sections written in a non-technical style on insect structure, classification …

It is usually estimated that there are around 10 extant animal species in the world, of which
approximately three-quarters are insects. The Pterygota, or winged insects, comprise the …

From Leonardo da Vinci to the Wright brothers, flight has inspired engineers more than any
other form of animal behavior. Like any aircraft, an animal capable of active flight must …

The flight of insects has fascinated physicists and biologists for more than a century. Yet,
until recently, researchers were unable to rigorously quantify the complex wing motions of …