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What’s the fastest flying insect, clocking in at around 35mph? 

sciencecenter:

“Dragonfly wings, like those seen above, are stiff and heavily veined, representing an early kind of wing, entomologists believe. Wings probably began as protrusions of the insect body: lobes that gave extra gliding stability. The insect’s circulatory system nourished these protruding lobes, and became the veins we now see in insect wings.

Despite being relatively primitive, dragonflies are the fastest flying insects and have been clocked as fast as 35 miles per hour.”

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animalworld:

EMERALD TOUCANET
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
© Ondřej Prosický

The Emerald Toucanet is a near-passerine bird occurring in mountainous regions from Mexico, through Central America, to northern Venezuela and along the Andes as far south as central Bolivia.

The Emerald Toucanet is a generally common in humid forest and woodland, mainly at higher elevations. The 3–4 white eggs are laid in an unlined hole in a tree, usually an old woodpecker nest, but sometimes a natural cavity. Both sexes incubate the eggs for 14–15 days, and the chicks remain in the nest after hatching. They are blind and naked at birth, and have short bills and specialised pads on their heels to protect them from the rough floor of the nest. They are fed by both parents, and fledge after about 6 weeks. They are fed for several weeks after leaving the nest.

Small flocks, usually consisting of 5–10 birds, move through the forest in “follow-my-leader” style with a direct and rapid flight. This species is primarily an arboreal fruit-eater, but will also take insects, lizards, bird eggs, and other small prey.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald_Toucanet

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