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Can a insect wings produce oxygen?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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An insect flapping its wings does not create oxygen any more than you waving your arms does.

Any kind of flapping of fanning motion redistributes air (think of waving your hands to clear away smoke), so it may move around the oxygen that is already in the surrounding air.

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