wings

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At the same time, Lee and his colleagues were building a connectome of the fruit fly nerve cord, which controls the legs, wings, and other appendages while also processing sensory information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The same pattern appeared in circuits linked to the fly's wings, mouth, and other body parts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Renderings show the arch would be twice the height of the Lincoln Memorial, crowned by a golden statue of Lady Liberty sporting outstretched wings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Restaurants there serve up brick-oven pizza and chicken wings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Dragons soared and wheeled above and between the mountains, spiraling up on the currents of hot air that filled their leathery wings, like sparks spiraling up from a bonfire.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville