Ceiling Fly (IMAGE)

Penn State

Ceiling Fly

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Researchers studying one of the least understood aerobatic maneuvers performed by flying insects, and who call their investigation the "most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers" to date, report that blue bottle flies that land upside down on ceilings use a more complex series of behaviors than thought.

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Bo Cheng, Penn State

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