Editing Wing (section)

==In nature==
Wings have [[evolution|evolved]] multiple times in history: in [[Insect wing|insects]], [[dinosaur]]s (see [[bird wing]]), mammals (see [[bat]]s), fish, reptiles (see [[pterosaur]]s), and plants. Wings of birds, bats, and pterosaurs all evolved from existing limbs, however insect wings evolved as a completely separate structure.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Melis |first1=Johan M. |last2=Siwanowicz |first2=Igor |last3=Dickinson |first3=Michael H. |date=April 2024 |title=Machine learning reveals the control mechanics of an insect wing hinge |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07293-4 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=628 |issue=8009 |pages=795–803 |doi=10.1038/s41586-024-07293-4 |pmid=38632396 |bibcode=2024Natur.628..795M |issn=1476-4687}}</ref> Wings facilitated increased [[Animal locomotion|locomotion]], dispersal, and diversification.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Treidel |first1=Lisa A |last2=Deem |first2=Kevin D |last3=Salcedo |first3=Mary K |last4=Dickinson |first4=Michael H |last5=Bruce |first5=Heather S |last6=Darveau |first6=Charles-A |last7=Dickerson |first7=Bradley H |last8=Ellers |first8=Olaf |last9=Glass |first9=Jordan R |last10=Gordon |first10=Caleb M |last11=Harrison |first11=Jon F |last12=Hedrick |first12=Tyson L |last13=Johnson |first13=Meredith G |last14=Lebenzon |first14=Jacqueline E |last15=Marden |first15=James H |date=2024-08-01 |title=Insect Flight: State of the Field and Future Directions |url=https://academic.oup.com/icb/article-abstract/64/2/533/7710115?redirectedFrom=fulltext |journal=Integrative and Comparative Biology |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=533–555 |doi=10.1093/icb/icae106 |issn=1540-7063 |pmc=11406162 |pmid=38982327|pmc-embargo-date=July 9, 2025 }}</ref> Various species of [[penguin]]s and other flighted or [[flightless bird|flightless]] water birds such as [[auk]]s, [[cormorant]]s, [[guillemot]]s, [[shearwater]]s, [[eider duck|eider]] and scoter ducks and diving [[petrels]] are efficient underwater swimmers, and use their wings to propel through water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Swimming.html|title=Swimming|publisher=Stanford.edu|date=|accessdate=2012-04-25}}</ref>
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File:PSM V19 D181 Various seeds of trees.jpg|Winged tree seeds that cause [[Autorotation (helicopter)|autorotation]] in descent
File:Seagull wing.jpg|A [[laughing gull]], exhibiting the "[[gull wing]]" outline.
File:PikiWiki Israel 11327 Wildlife and Plants of Israel-Bat-003.jpg|Bat in flight
File:Skimmer (Dragonfly) mating in air.jpg|[[dragonflies]] mating in flight
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