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The functions are exactly the same, to let the creature fly. The way a bird flies is a bit different than the way a butterfly does. A bird, essentially swims through the air, much like you doing a breast stroke in the water. The wings going forward have a low resistance to the air, the down beat, has high resistance because of the feathers. Kind of like extending your arms, and making small circles, now imagine if you had feathers, pushing against the air on the down stoke.
A butterfly, seems to "slither" through the air. Much like a snake moving through the grass, the wings form a wave pattern. Like the bird, extending the flat thin part, but like a snake, creating a wave like motion. *get a blanket, and you and a friend each hold an end, and alternate moving your ends up and down, to make a wave. Note the wind created as the blanket moves. This, incidentally, is also the method a manta ray and Spanish dancer use to swim in water
Since, apparently links aren't allowed, I will add that there is a video on YouTube, of a butterfly taking flight in slow motion, that nicely shows the wing movement.
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Are bird wings and butterfly wings homologous structures?
There are a few different similarities between the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat. Both are used to fly for example.
Are butterfly wings and bird wings examples of analogous structures?
Yes. Though they both enable the organism to fly, they are different on the inside. Bird wings have tiny bones in them, while butterfly wings are kept rigid by fluid pressure. Therefore, they have a similar function but different structures and are analogous.
The wings of a bird and the wings of a butterfly are?
Bird wings are muscle, bone, and feathers. Butterfly wings are bone, skin, and ear. Butterflies have ears at the base of their wings, which was only discovered in the last decade. So they don't have to rely solely on their other senses to tell them where danger is.
What is the difference between a magpie and a butterfly?
well the butterfly is a butterfly and the bird is a bird, it is prett obvious really!
Which animal has yellow red and blue wings but is not a bird?
A Bat
Difference between insect wings and bird wings?
a bird has hollow bones and an incect has an exo skeleton on the outside of their body!
Definition of analogous structures?
An analogous structure is a structure that has a similar function but different components. For example, the wings of a butterfly verses those of a bird. In both cases, the function is flight, but the wings are build differently.
Which creature has red and blue wings but it's not a bird?
a flying insect such as a beetle or lepidopteran such as a moth or butterfly
What do butterfly and bird wing share?
They flap and create enough lift for takeoff, and can potentially be used for camouflage. That's the only shared characteristic though, because butterfly wings are part of the insect's exoskeleton, and bird wings are technically arms. They don't share anything in build or ancestry.
Compare a bird wing to a butterfly wing What kind of structure does this pair represent?
No they are not. Homologus structures are structures that originated from a common ancestor, they show similarity in anatomy and development even tho they may have different functions. For example the human arm and bird wing are homologus (pentadactyl limb).Bird and insect wings are ANALOGUS, which means they show similar function but show no similar structural relationship.
What are the top ten coolest bugs?
I don't know the top ten, but queen Alexandrea's bird wing butterfly is crazy large with beautiful wings
What body parts are common to a bird and a butterfly?
They flap and create enough lift for takeoff, and can potentially be used for camouflage. That's the only shared characteristic though, because butterfly wings are part of the insect's exoskeleton, and bird wings are technically arms. They don't share anything in build or ancestry.
