tabletopwhale: This month I made patterns from Youtube videos of flying animals! I marked specific points on the wing throughout one wingbeat, and drew in curves that fit all 15 points in the wingbeat loop.  You can check out the full sized GIF here or

tabletopwhale: This month I made patterns from Youtube videos of flying animals! I marked specific points on the wing throughout one wingbeat, and drew in curves that fit all 15 points in the wingbeat loop.  You can check out the full sized GIF here or

tags: A Collection of Curiosities, animals,birds,insects,bats,fruit bats,dragonflies,canada geese,geese,hawk moths,moths,hummingbirds,biology,mathematics,graphs,flight,facts,

from: http://mister-wunderkammer.tumblr.com/post/98836811161