Flying tip of bees: Leave your legs dangling
4th Apr 2006, 12:56 GMT
Unlike airplanes, leaving their landing gear down makes bees fly faster. When orchid bees extend their hind-legs they pitch forward to achieve maximal speed, and the legs produce lift forces to either side that help prevent the bee from rolling. "The hind-legs resemble airplane wings, which probably explains why they also generate lift", says Dr. Stacey Combes from the University of California, Berkeley. read more
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