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Biomechanics: Halteres used in ancient Olympic long jump ... Top, vase paintings depicting the use of halteres during the middle and final parts of the flight phase of the long jump3. Bottom, archaeological halteres specimens1 of different materials (lead, stone), shapes and masses (1.1–4.5 kg)
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Halteres (ancient Greece) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Hualteres comes from the Greek word for dumbbells (ἁλτῆρες). In ancient Greek sports, halteres were used as lifting weights, and also as weights in their version of the long jump, which...
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Flies are insects of the Order Diptera (Greek: di = two, and pteron = wing), possessing a single pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, ... The Curtiss P-40B, the first American monoplane fighter, was used by the Flying Tigers, an American volunteer group; Updated On: 9/17/2007; Print : Read On...
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English: Halteres from ancient Greece, used for the long jump in the Olympic Games. Currently located in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. ... 2008-05-09 19:26 Portum 3008×2000× (2347191 bytes) {{Information |Description= Halteres from ancient Greece, used for the long jump in the Olympic Games.
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Halteres may have been used at times for the standing long jump, but probably not for the competitive event. Several literary sources recount long jumps exceeding fifty feet. ... judging by his comment that halteres were good for the shoulders and hands, athletes probably would have used them as dumbbells are used today-
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the hind wings have become modified into knoblike projections (halteres) used to maintain equilibrium in flight. There are over 90,000 species. ... The mouthparts project from the head as a proboscis used for sucking fluids, modified in some species, such as mosquitoes, to pierce a victim's skin and suck blood.
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the hind wings have become modified into knoblike projections (halteres) used to maintain equilibrium in flight. There are over 90,000 species. ... The mouthparts project from the head as a proboscis used for sucking fluids, modified in some species, such as mosquitoes, to pierce a victim's skin and suck blood.
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The other pair has evolved into small ball-like structures called halteres, thought to be used as stabilizing organs during flight. Most flies have compound eyes and mouthparts adapted for piercing, lapping or sucking fluids.
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Hind wings are reduced to small club like structures called halteres. The halteres are used as stabilisers during flight ... The small club-like halteres, as seen here are situated behind the much larger forewings. The base of halteres are flexible and when they are moved a fly or mosquito is able to control its flight.
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