How do honeybees control their flight speed to avoid obstacles?

Friday, May 13, 2011 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

Unlike humans bees have a dorsal visual field that enables them to avoid obstacles above their heads. Until now, it was not known whether this helped them to control their flight speed. Recent research confirms that it does.

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