Fruit flies use horizontal landmarks for altitude control, says Caltech research team

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 05:56 in Biology & Nature

Flies follow horizontal edges to regulate altitude, says a team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). This finding contradicts a previous model, which posited that insects adjust their height by visually measuring the motion beneath them as they fly...

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