Insects in flight, 11 incredible species in SLOW MOTION

Takeoff and flight sequences of insects spanning 5 different taxonomic orders captured at 3, 200 fps 00:00 weevils 01:44 katydids 03:02 bark lice 04:00 march fly 04:59 assassin bug 06:02 katydid Taxonomic info: nut, acorn weevil (Curculio sp. ) broadnosed weevil (Asiatic oak weevil Cyrtepistomus castaneus) Hookfaced Conehead katydid (Pyrgocorypha uncinata) bush katydid (Scuddderia sp. ) Lesser Anglewing (Microcentrum retinerve) Mouselike Barklouse (Lichenomima sp. ) common barklouse 1 (subfamily: Psocinae) common barklouse 2 (subfamily: Psocinae) common barklouse (Cerastipsocus venosus) March fly (Penthetria heteropteran) Spined Assassin Bug (Sinea sp. ) All insects were collected between July November in Raleigh, NC, except the bush katydid which was from New Hampshire. Special thanks to Matt Bertone for collection assistance, still images, and factchecking Follow him on Twitter: Check out his photography on Flickr: