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Entomology

the proposal that insect flight evolved through an intermediate stage in which wings propelled insects across water surfaces before true flight.

In entomology, surface skimming hypothesis refers to the proposal that insect flight evolved through an intermediate stage in which wings propelled insects across water surfaces before true flight. This meaning comes from Marden (1994) in Science.[1]

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Marden, J. H., & Kramer, M. G. (1994). Surface-Skimming Stoneflies: A Possible Intermediate Stage in Insect Flight Evolution. Science, 266(5184), 427-430. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.266.5184.427

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