Wing Collection (page 208)

Fly, light micrograph
Fly (order Diptera), light micrograph. The head is dominated by the two compound eyes (bright blue), with the proboscis (feeding tube) at far right

Male emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator). Showing the arrangement of the wings at the top of the thorax. The male is predominantly blue with a green thorax, whilst the female is predominantly green

Mosquito sucking blood, computer artwork. The mosquito is using its proboscis to pierce the skin of its host and suck blood on which to feed

X-ray of a five-horned beetle (Eupatorus sp. )
Five-horned beetle. X-ray of a five-horned beetle (Eupatorus gracilicornus) from Vietnam. Beetles (Coleoptera), the largest order of insects

Mosquito wing surface, SEM
Mosquito wing surface. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the micro-structures on the surface of a mosquito (family Culicidae) wing

Male broad-bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa) on a perch beside a pond. The blue colouration in this dragonfly develops at maturity, this blue-bloom is known as pruinescence

Fly balance organ, SEM
Fly balance organ. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the balance organ (haltere) of a fly (order Diptera). The haltere is the oval structure at centre and lower left

Fly (order Diptera), computer artwork

SEM of male mosquito
Mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unidentified male mosquito (family Culicidae). Its large compound eyes (cyan) can be seen at upper left

Fly in flight, computer artwork. The flys compound eyes, antennae, mouthparts, wings and six legs are seen. True flies (order Diptera) only have a single pair of wings

Thrips, SEM
Thrips. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a thrips, or thunder fly (order Thysanoptera), feeding inside a grass seed head

Coloured SEM of wing scales of Morpho butterfly
Butterfly wing. Coloured scanning electron micro- graph (SEM) of scales on the wing of a male Morpho butterfly (family: Morphidae) found in Brazil

Wasp wings, SEM
Wasps wings (Encarsia formosa), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). E. formosa are bred for use as biological pest control, against whitefly. Magnification: x25 at 6x7cm size

Moth wing, SEM
Moth wing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of scales on the wing of an unidentified moth (order Lepidoptera, meaning " scale-wing" in Greek)

Northern house mosquito, SEM
Northern house mosquito. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens). It has large compound eyes (pink) and feathery antennae (upper right) on its head

Moth wing. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the wing of a moth (order Lepidoptera). A moth wing is covered in tiny scales that are modified hairs (setae)

Bluebottle fly, SEM
Bluebottle fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a bluebottle fly (Calliphora sp.). One of its large compound eyes (dark red) is clearly seen

Bat fly, SEM
Bat fly. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a bat fly (family Streblidae). These flies are ectoparasites (external parasites) of bats

Male common darter dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum). This dragonfly is native to Europe and Asia

Atlas moth wing. Macrophotograph of part of the wing of an atlas moth (Attacus atlas). Patterns like the one at centre may be flashed at predators to startle them

European hornet (Vespa crabro) on a mans hand. It is the largest of the European wasps, reaching up to 35 millimetres in length

Solar-powered flapping wing. Artwork of the solid state aircraft concept developed for the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts by researchers at the Ohio Aerospace Institute, USA

Flying machine, computer artwork
Flying machine. Computer artwork of a flying machine based on drawings by Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Supermarine Spitfire, 1940
Supermarine Spitfire. This model of the Supermarine Spitfire plane has been inverted and suspended inside a wind tunnel for aerodynamic testing

Delta wing aerodynamics. Vortices (right) seen streaming off a delta wing (left) during a water tunnel test. Air bubbles were used to visualise the flow pattern

Delta wing in a wind tunnel, 1964
Delta wing being inspected by a researcher in a wind tunnel. A delta wing is a triangular wing used on high-speed aircraft

Aerodynamics experiment. Researcher adjusting aeronautical equipment being used in a physics experiment. Photographed in the Aerodynamics Division of the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK

Powered paraglider in flight. This consists of a lightweight pilot frame and an engine that powers the propeller (red). The frame is suspended from a parachute-like wing canopy that allows the pilot

Russian military aircraft repair centre. This facility is servicing and repairing Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot attack aircraft - several disassembled wings are seen in the foreground

Aircraft wing taken from the aeroplane. At top is the English Channel, with the UK at bottom left

Feather, SEM
Feather. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the structure of a feather. The flat broad vane of a feather is formed by comb-like rows of filaments called barbs

Idea taking flight, conceptual art
Idea. Conceptual computer artwork of an idea taking flight, showing a winged brain flying over Earth. The image could also represent the use of intelligent satellites to study weather patterns

Idea taking flight, conceptual image

Clothes moth scales, SEM
Clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) wing scales, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Magnification: x250 when printed at 10 centimetres tall

Robotic bee

Pterosaur fishing, computer artwork. Pterosaurs (also known as pterodactyls) were flying reptiles that were related to the dinosaurs

Pterosaur flying, computer artwork. Pterosaurs (also known as pterodactyls) were flying reptiles that were related to the dinosaurs

Pterosaurs flying, computer artwork. Pterosaurs (also known as pterodactyls) were flying reptiles that were related to the dinosaurs

Archaeopteryx

Pteranodon pterosaur, artwork
Pteranodon pterosaur in flight, artwork. Pteranodon was a flying reptile that inhabited what is now North America and Europe during the late Cretaceous period, between 85 and 75 million years ago

Cretaceous bird, artwork
Cretaceous bird. Artwork of an Eoenantiornis buhleri bird in a tropical forest. This bird, now extinct, lived during the Early Cretaceous Period (146 to 100 million years ago)

Cretaceous birds, artwork
Cretaceous birds. Artwork of Confuciusornis sanctus birds in a tropical forest. This now extinct bird was common in the Cretaceous Period (146 to 65 million years ago)

Cicada emerging from chrysalis
Cicada (Cicadoidea) shortly after emerging from its chrysalis. Photographed in Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo

Hawk moth. Photographed in Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo

Tropical moth. Photographed in Gunung Mulu National Park, in Sarawak, the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo

Aircraft deicing at Manchester Airport, UK

Clothes moth, SEM
Clothes moth. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) on cashmere wool fibres

Male silver-studded blue butterfly

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