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Charles Darwin was right about why insects lost the ability to fly – Vaughan Today
Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain Most insects can fly. However, many species have lost this exceptional ability, especially on islands. On small
Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain
Most insects can fly.
However, many species have lost this exceptional ability, especially on islands.
On small islands located midway between Antarctica and continents like Australia, nearly all insects have done so.
Flies walk, and moths crawl.
“Of course, Charles Darwin was aware of the habit of losing these island insects’ wings,” says PhD. Candidate Rachel Leahy from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences.
“He and the famous botanist Joseph Hooker…
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