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Fig. 1. (A) Schematic diagram of a hovering Drosophila showing the orientation of the x,y,z coordinate system. (B) Schematic diagram of the flapping Drosophila wing. The position of the wing is shown at three different times during the flapping cycle. The coordinate system (x',y',z') is fixed to the wing, and the wing rotates about the z' axis throughout the cycle. R, wing length; {phi}, wingbeat amplitude.





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