wing of the true bug

[Adalbert]

Hi,


M6M2, EF100L, MITU2X


M6M2, EF100L, MITU20X

Best,
ADi

[wwheeler48]

Two very nice images.
thanks for sharing.

[Adalbert]

Thank you !

[Scarodactyl]

You did an amazing job capturing the texture of that wing. Wow!

[Ben P Botha]

Absolutely stunning!

Regards,
Ben

[Adalbert]

Thank you Scarodactyl !

[Adalbert]

Many thanks, Ben!

[Adalbert]

Hi,
The wing by mitu 50x:

Best, ADi

[AlP]

Excellent images, quality work.

[Adalbert]

Hi everyone,
Closer:

M6M2, EF-100L, NeoSplan-80x/0.75
BTW, very difficult lens
Best, ADi

[Scarodactyl]

If you don't have the compensating eyepiece and tube lens it won't give you great performance unfortunately. Still, you did a great job pulling a nice image out of it anyway.

[BugEZ]

Excellent work here. Beautiful images!

As a retired engineer that did lots of fluid mechanics analysis on aircraft lube systems I am amazed at the “boundary layer treatments” that Mother Nature bestows on bugs. Most small insect wings operate in the laminar flow regime. The wings beat furiously generating tiny little puffs of thrust to propel them up and forward. BThe wing hairs on flies and other insects perhaps help thicken the viscous boundary layer so they pump slightly more air with each stroke. Or perhaps they don’t. But they do not inhibit flight.

Of course there are exceptions. Dragon flies and damsel flies occasionally coast with the outstretched wings held steady, acting as airfoils, not viscous paddles. I recently watched a pair of damsel flies preparing to mate. The male grasped the tip of the female’s abdomen and held his wings outstretched and stationary. A bit like a tow plane and glider. She flapped furiously and quickly lighted on the grass. I would expect such wings to benefit from minimal fuzziness.

Many thanks for these excellent images!

Keith