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Insects may help us improve the way we deal with dangerous situations . Scientists around the world are studying insect behavior to create tiny robots that have many of the same ____________________ as insects . Insects , for example , can fly in and land ____________________ on a tiny surface , and then flap their wings to fly off with amazing speed . One application for these tiny insectlike machines is in ____________________ ? robots will be able to scout battlefields and record images as they hover over dangerous areas . Engineers are also building ornithopters ? aircraft that get all of their thrust and most of their lift from flapping wings . The flight mechanism of an ornithopter is essentially a ____________________ of the way that an insect flaps its wings to take off and fly . These ____________________ technologies offer several advantages . One benefit is that operators can ____________________ the devices from a distance . As a result , they can stay out of harm's way while they perform dangerous missions in ____________________ environments , such as war zones .