![]() I could see the wings having use in temperature regulation, but generally wing motion is limited to be effective, and I’m not sure how much heat those stripes on the wings would absorb or radiate. Flies by their design have halteres to balance themselves while in flight and have 6 legs to keep balanced when they walk. Why do they actually keep moving their wings as they move? I’m not entirely sure, but it can’t just be for balance. As they were crawling and searching on the leaves: their wings were always shifting around and orienting as if balancing. The pictures don’t really do their motions justice, as while it has been a few years since these pictures were taken, I can distinctly remember their most prominent behavior. ![]() The process continues to add more insect families to the blog, so today these tiny individuals will join the blog.
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