Fastest swimming insect could inspire uncrewed boat designs
January 08, 2024
January 08, 2024
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Whirligig beetles - the world's fastest-swimming insect - achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by fast-swimming marine mammals and water fowl, according to an analysis using high-speed cameras that rewrites previous explanations of the physics involved.
The centimeter-long beetles can reach a peak acceleration of 100 meters per second and a top velocity of 100 body lengths per . . .
Whirligig beetles - the world's fastest-swimming insect - achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by fast-swimming marine mammals and water fowl, according to an analysis using high-speed cameras that rewrites previous explanations of the physics involved.
The centimeter-long beetles can reach a peak acceleration of 100 meters per second and a top velocity of 100 body lengths per . . .