VIDEO: acrobats of the world of insects

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Insects acrobats are engineering marvels

July 3rd, 2015 at 00:00 clock Last updated BST

Dr. Gregory Sutton Bristol University used high-speed cameras to the most to reveal the secrets of acrobatic invertebrates in the world for almost a decade.

With colleagues at the University of Bristol, working as fleas, grasshoppers and praying mantises once the air.

This clip shows a sign of their images and their conclusions.

Produced by Victoria Gill. All courtesy of Dr. Gregory Sutton Images, from the University of Bristol and Professor Malcolm Burrow, University of Cambridge

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