[Kiro]

> In most direct hits, Hu and colleagues write, the insect is carried five to 20 body lengths downward

> If you want to see this for yourself, take a look at Hu’s video

What? Nothing like that happens in it.

[shuzchen]

The author might have had in mind some other video while writing that. This is another video from that same researcher that shows this: https://youtu.be/LQ88ny09ruM?t=1m5s

[dasmoth]

Are you confusing wing span with body length?

In the right hand panel of the video, the insect certainly moves several body lengths, and is still moving downwards at the end of the clip.

[Kiro]

No, it says "20 body lengths downward, and then [...] gets up and “walks” to the side, then steps off into the air". In other words 20 body lengths while being in the raindrop, which doesn't happen in the video. In fact, the raindrop barely touches it.