Study about high frequency mosquito flight

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Smart wing rotation and trailing-edge vortices enable high frequency mosquito flight.
Please see article here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5412966/?report=classic
Dark silhouette of a mosquito on a white background, shown from above with wings spread and long thin legs extended.
 
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Interesting!... but Ouch, my brain hurts watching the simulation movie.