Beetle on a Pin (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

Beetle on a Pin

Caption

The fire beetle is fixed in flight, but still able to turn left and right. Despite of good eyesight, beetles did not change direction when exposed to images of forest fire.

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(c) Helmut Schmitz/Uni Bonn

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