Dragonfly and sky spy

S2 Ep 27. The amazing agility of a dragonfly leads to the creation of a new spy drone. Their four wings can move independently of each other, enabling them to fly forwards, backwards, sideways, up and down and suddenly stop and hover like a helicopter. This caught the attention of engineers who wanted to develop a small drone that could be used by the military as a spying device. In the future, this sort of technology might send back pictures from areas where it’s too dangerous for humans to go. Get in touch: www.bbcworldservice.com/30animals#30Animals

30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

Amazing things humans have learnt from the animal kingdom. Inspiring, fascinating, bingeable.Please note, we are no longer able to receive emails for this series.

• No. of episodes: 63
• Latest episode: 2022-01-17
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