" ...a man with wings large enough and duly attached might learn to overcome resistance of the air, and conquering it succeed in subjugating it and raise himself upon it." Leonardo Da Vinci
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The insects which buzz about us everyday (especially in outback and tropical
Australia) are a constant source of inspiration. How many millions of ways
exist to put together a working creature with six legs? How many of these are
masters of the art of flight, that divine movement to which man has aspired
since he began to look around him.
" ...a man with wings large enough and duly attached might learn to overcome resistance of the air, and conquering it succeed in subjugating it and raise himself upon it." Leonardo Da Vinci |
| How can so much fit into something so tiny? Where do the circulatory, respiratory, motor, reproductive, and neurological systems fit!? How is it that even our most sophisticated flying machines are so much more clumsy than a bothersome mosquito? |
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Ironic that one of the few things our artefacts are good at is the game of chess. What use is chess to a lady beetle or an ant? |