New research suggests insect wings might serve gyroscopic function
![A robber fly with a very large haltere (inside yellow box). Halteres are sensors that act like gyroscopes, providing information about the insect’s body rotations during flight.Armin Hinterwirth New research suggests insect wings might serve gyroscopic function](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image20-03-2015-06.49.11.jpg)
Gyroscopes measure rotation in everyday technologies, from unmanned aerial vehicles to cell phone screen stabilizers. Though many animals can move with more precision and accuracy than our best-engineered aircraft and technologies, gyroscopes are rarely found in nature. Scientists know of just one group of insects, the group including flies, that has something that behaves like […]