Insects don’t have bones at all, do they? They generally have a chitinous exoskeleton, unless I’ve been sleeping in biology class (or our teacher talked bullshit, which is a very real possibility tbh).
They also tend to be a lot smaller and lighter than most mammals and birds. Given how mass, force required for flying and leverage forces on the wings scale with size, I’d say that makes the wings better for insects or perhaps for animals of that size and weight, but probably not for larger sizes.
Also, don’t insect wings still have support structures?
And do you have any easily digestible info about the flapping patterns? You’ve got me intrigued. (Yes, I could DDG it or check Wikipedia, but I generally like the human interaction of sharing stuff you’re interested or versed in with others)
As in “instead of arms” or “to eat”?
Given the picture, they probably mean the food.
Also, why “instead”? If we’re being fantastic already, make it “in addition to”. I’m not sure what good wings without bones would do though.
Insect wings don’t have “bones”
They are better for flying actually i think
They flap faster and in a more complex pattern giving more lift
Insects don’t have bones at all, do they? They generally have a chitinous exoskeleton, unless I’ve been sleeping in biology class (or our teacher talked bullshit, which is a very real possibility tbh).
They also tend to be a lot smaller and lighter than most mammals and birds. Given how mass, force required for flying and leverage forces on the wings scale with size, I’d say that makes the wings better for insects or perhaps for animals of that size and weight, but probably not for larger sizes.
Also, don’t insect wings still have support structures?
And do you have any easily digestible info about the flapping patterns? You’ve got me intrigued. (Yes, I could DDG it or check Wikipedia, but I generally like the human interaction of sharing stuff you’re interested or versed in with others)