Dragonfly ACROBATICS in Slow Motion | BBC Earth Explore

[@BBCEarthExplore]

Well luckily we had some good weather, so it wasn't too wet around the pond, and some dry banks for us to sit on too. It was an awesome day though - loads of great wildlife!

[@fruitloop44]

He's just hovering there... MENACINGLY!!

[@OathOfRevenge]

The synchronism of the 4 wings during a U-turn is amazing..

[@nickfury1279]

I actually once saw a dragonfly with 3 good wings and 1 wing that was all shriveled up, yet it still was able to fly and catch bugs like a champ. I figured that the thrust imbalance would cause it problems, but nope. Just flew all over the place

[@SuperAdnan117]

Performance racecars of the insect world, it can fly well enough with just a pair (or three) wings as the other pair only aids to increase thrust, speed and lift among other factors, if you see closely, the meeting point between the eyes and that huge square face has three more light sensitive simple eyes which is sadly often forgotten to mention in A LOT of videos, I too have had firsthand experience with them and they look extremely graceful when hovering in a breeze without flapping it's wings :)

[@livefreest]

so graceful and elegant

[@kstormgeistgem461]

When watching this I am reminded of how humans try copying such grace through ballet. The most talented prima ballerina will Never equal the beauty of the creatures of nature. Even after the decades of training. Absolutely breath taking lads, absolutely breath taking!

[@jackfahy8825]

Beautiful insects, Dragonflies, are the fastest flying insects in the world. Their aerodynamic moves are amazing...they can change in-flight directions at speeds that no man has yet mastered, they hover like helicopters that even helicopters envy, indeed they're the flying kigs/queens of the flying insect world.

[@MrSoundbuster]

i think a slo-mo film of a famous fountain pouring water, especially a close-up of the segment of the device from wich the water comes would be a nice entertainment.

[@StarAquatics]

Caught a nice little damsel fly on film there too. Nice work guys.

[@uniquehandlewithnumbers1]

Thanks guys! great work capturing those beauties!

[@Aethetic.]

nice work

[@krullo0]

To see a squirrel climb a tree in Slo Mo would be sweet sight!

[@painovoimaton]

Marvelous creatures. Perfect hunters through all of their lifespan, kings of water and air alike. Wouldn't it be aerobatics though?

[@jessesands4099]

Yes Dragonflies In Flight Absolute Poetry In Motion No Doubt About It!😀🐝🏞️

[@greterses]

I don't know if you peeps are equipped with underwater gear or not, but I would love to see schools of fish swimming in synchrony in slowmo. Synchronicity in the animal world is beautiful! We got a little of it when you filmed (I think) starlings bathing, as they all flew away. More please!

[@hopawaylittlebunny]

Major WOAH. This is so cool.

[@oscillation7720]

Really nice work, technically obviously, but also a good dollop of theory. Thanks.

[@aknffan]

Our world is amazing

[@chefnovak]

I have always wondered with it looked like to play volleyball in slow mo. Like spiking, passing setting etc.. How some people can spot and jump but not look at the ball above the net but actually look down at the court. Always been interested!

[@biotasekitarkitachannel3203]

Love them

[@CanOzmaden]

Earth unplugged forever First!

[@chopchopmasteronion9210]

I love dragonflys!!!!!!!!!

[@joebunny3807]

I wouldn't want to be an insect when one of these guys comes along.

[@LeighWinspear]

great vid... im a fisherman so anything to do with fish or angling would be great. the rod action of anglers casting out from the bank side or a float, slowly landing in the water would be very cool. also, a carp taking a hooked bread crust from the surface would be good also, especially its expression as it realises it has been caught/hooked. haha. we/anglers would probrably learn a lot from that. good luck and keep it up. Leigh

[@lanceyyin3262]

If u were a mosquito, that dragonfly becomes a dragon.

[@heidiengellenner9651]

A couple times- Dragon flys have flown into my backyard and bashed there heads up against the wall. The effects of mind control- I can see, as I see what happeneds to them. I can not longer feel the physical pain from the mind control myself- but thanks to the dragon flys, I have a visual that its still going on.

[@ProEnglish92]

I would love to see a gaboon viper striking (front and side view) or maybe a cuttlefish striking and/or changing colour :D

[@PHALsothea.]

Wow Camera in love

[@wholeNwon]

Do their compound eyes have lenses? Ciliary muscles? How do they focus? Notice that they move their heads to assess the prey before taking off. If they have very wide fields of vision, are there specific focal points?

[@kha30s22]

They have pseudopupil which they use to focus and assess distance I think dragonfly can assess upto 1 m of depth clearly.

[@wholeNwon]

@@kha30s22 They are ass bugs????

[@kha30s22]

@@wholeNwon sorry 'assess' 😌

[@smartbob351]

Do some slo-mo shots of stringed instruments. If you film the whole length of the string you should be able to see all the harmonics along it.

[@Mephistahpheles]

Slo-mo kittens! Gotta love kittens!

[@saschaforeal3009]

cool video! would have loved more dragonflies and less people talking though

[@MuhammadEgypt]

It sometimes looks as if the wings of the dragonfly do not move in parallel with each other.

[@steveharvey4245]

Have you done a hummingbird yet?

[@NChambernator]

Flying squirrel take off!!

[@miracozturk]

The God created it, the one and only ONE! ALmighty..

[@梁刚-m1j]

美beautiful

[@anonymous8562]

Chopper crossed with a pilot = dragonfly

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Nanti kita lihat pepatung(dragonfly) 6 sayap dan 2 sayap pula👍🥳🎉😍😘

[@ashnur]

i would like to see some slo-mi cymatics with fog machine and colored fog, maybe in low/high pressure too

[@brianmattsson3263]

Jeg forstår ikke at man ikke har omsat på et slags fly ,eller at man bruger systemet som en slags energi ?

[@mateorivera2323]

I think insects are the closest to evolutionary perfection

[@SuperAdnan117]

Eh, not really, I vote for the Tardigrades

[@mateorivera2323]

Adnan Bhuiyan Damn tardigrades are evrywhere... even in your brain. thats why you think that

[@Tatusiek_1]

@@mateorivera2323 lol they dont live inside humans

[@theobyrne3274]

Hey where was this filmed. Looks like Richmond park to me, I caught some great pics of that same breed of dragonfly on my phone in that park!

[@CreekValleyCritters]

mice running, jumping, other behaviors

[@East43359]

Can you get a slomo of a swallow catching prey while in full swerving fast flight?

[@michaelschultz342]

It's (probably) easy to pull 12g when you weigh 1.2 grams.... Still, INCREDIBLE.

[@dunkilos3632]

Great video! I subbed :) keep em coming!...Humming birds?

[@jmarylastone]

I read somewhere that the idea for helicopters came from dragonflies

[@huyked]

Who's watching the slow motion in slow motion?

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

Do it again but with schlerin photography so we can see what the air does

[@crochetallday43]

is there a video on chameleons?!

[@crowdsurfinggeezer4732]

Amazing video! So cool how these things evolved from that single celled organism from which we all came! How can a semi-intelligent person look at these insects and believe in "intelligent design!" Buffoons! I love flight and hope to live long enough to evolve to a point at which I can attain a few seconds of flight myself. I'd better eat better . . . .

[@aiwendil1478]

If you want to see something incredible in flight, check out a PLUME MOTH. They look like a "T". Not many videos showing how they fly!!

[@22BIKS]

where is maddie?

[@lellowcake]

slo mo shooting a soda can?

[@louisegauthier3306]

I have a video of 8 dragonflies playing in front of me.

[@wilmeryang6575]

flight oh a humming birds

[@griegreecrawlay8189]

Dragonfly's are like a dragstrip ,with fans included,horney for that female dragofly in California.

[@javiercantu9271]

@ Martin Benitez. It sure is.

[@MrCar0003]

did it poop at 1:24? lo

[@scrubbygnome]

cats claws coming out of its paw

[@williamblevins4313]

when you guys do a slow mo on insects, will we ever see the characters from epic

[@1onewithparrots982]

I just tryed really hard to save a dragon fly he died he or her was in water sitting on its back i tryed to save it but it was to late... :,(

[@secretarybird216]

secretary bird kick

[@LuciferXoX]

If you really want to see them catch food aim the camera where Mosquitos or flys that get in a pack and fly around that attracts the dragon flys I've seen them catch Mosquitos

[@aronmitchelle7365]

ThAts what you get LEGO!!!

[@9401petter]

Ï would love to see a real predator take a beasty bite of a fish or something :) would look awesome!