Moving Objects and Flowing Air: How Bees Position Their Antennae During Flight (IMAGE)

National Centre for Biological Sciences

Moving Objects and Flowing Air: How Bees Position Their Antennae During Flight

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Antennal positioning during flight is crucial for bees to get accurate information about the speed of air flowing past their bodies.

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NCBS The graphic is composed of two images sourced from Wikicommons. The backdrop - The magic of low shutter speed part 4, image credit - Athul Iyju Jacob; The bee - Stingless bee 3, f, back, peru 2014-07-30-13.06.36 ZS PMax(15652691560), image credit - USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab

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