technology.
The body of a
dragonfly has a
ringed structure that
gives the impression of
its being covered with
metal. A dragonfly, whose
color may vary from ice blue to claret
red, has two pairs of wings on its back, one at the front
and the other at the rear. While flying, the two front wings
move up as the two rear wings move down.
Sikorsky helicopters were produced in today's technology by taking
this particular form of the wings of the dragonfly as model. First the pic-
ture of a dragonfly was loaded onto a computer. Considering the dragon-
fly’s maneuvers in the air, 2,000 special drawings were made. At the end of
this study, Sikorsky came up with its new and very strong model with its ad-
vanced mobility, meant for transporting soldiers and supplies.
Have you ever noticed a dragonfly’s eyes? Dragonflies have perfect vision.
The eyes of the dragonfly are considered the best insect eyes by scientists. A
dragonfly has a pair of eyes, each one of which contains about 30,000
lenses. These eyes, which look like two hemispheres and cover half
of the insect's head, provide a broad field of view. Consequently,
even its back is virtually within the dragonfly's range of vision.
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