About Quote by Michael Dickinson

Fly flight is just a great phenomenon to study. It has everything - from the most sophisticated sensory biology; really, really interesting physics; really…

— Michael Dickinson

I grew up watching 'Star Trek.' I love 'Star Trek.' 'Star Trek' made me want to see alien creatures, creatures from a far-distant world.…

— Michael Dickinson

One of the fastest things a fruit fly does is take information from its eyes and react accordingly.

— Michael Dickinson

Like many insects, flies are most sensitive to green light. This means that they would see their world as 'black and white,' in that…

— Michael Dickinson

We discovered that fruit flies alter course in less than one one-hundredth of a second, 50 times faster than we blink our eyes, which…

— Michael Dickinson

For many years in my laboratory and other laboratories around the world, we've been studying fly behaviors in little flight simulators. You can tether…

— Michael Dickinson

Only flies have true halteres. In fact, the scientific term for flies, 'diptera,' means 'two wings.' Most insects, including bees, have two pairs of…

— Michael Dickinson

Although their maneuverability is limited, blind flies can fly remarkably well.

— Michael Dickinson

The robotic fly that we actually make the most use of in our laboratory is actually not a small thing, it's a giant thing.…

— Michael Dickinson

When you see a fly flitting around your hair or your potato salad, you might see an annoyance. But in my lab, you really…

— Michael Dickinson

If flies are a great model, they're a great model for flies. These animals, you know, they're not like us. We don't fly. We…

— Michael Dickinson

Although finding fruit flies in your wine or beer can be a bit annoying, I hope people will pause to admire the tenacity of…

— Michael Dickinson