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Fly Wing 
Fly Wing

This is the edge of a fly's wing. You can see that there are spines or setae along the edge which may act like the leading-edge slots on airplane wings to increase lift. There are smaller hairs all over the rest of the wing but it may look smooth to the naked eye!

 
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