Staying the course: Fruit flies employ stabilizer reflex to recover from midflight stumbles

Observing the aerial maneuvers of fruit flies, Cornell University researchers have uncovered how the insects - when disturbed by sharp gusts of wind - right themselves and stay on course. Fruit flies use an automatic stabilizer reflex that helps them recover with precision from midflight stumbles, according to observations published online today (March 1, 2010) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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