Scientists Discover Why Flies Are So Hard To Swat

Over the past two decades, Michael Dickinson has been interviewed by reporters hundreds of times about his research on the biomechanics of insect flight. One question from the press has always dogged him: Why are flies so hard to swat?

“Now I can finally answer,” says Dickinson, the Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

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Tagged as: Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Bugs, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, Creepy Crawlies, Flies, Flight, Insect Flight, Michael Dickinson

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