A. Measure wing loading for the flying cockroach.

Wing loading equals the body mass of the animal divided by its wing area. Faster fliers have higher wing loading numbers. Fast fliers (flies, bees) have values of 0.4, whereas slow fliers (butterflies)
have values of 0.04. Is the cockroach a fast flyer?Body mass = 4 grams

Wing loading = Body mass / Wing area

Here is the cockroach "flying". We measured wing loading for the flying cockroach. Our value was 0.2. It was between the larger and smaller values. The cockroach may be able to fly fast and run fast, but it's not the fastest for either.

 B. Our questions:

1. When your animal moves forward which parts move?

2. When an animal moves forward which parts push?
How do these parts push the animal forward?
How do these parts push the animal upward?

3. When an animal moves what slows down its movement?
Describe how parts of the animal may slow it down less because of their shape or form.