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  Honeybees modify flight trajectories in turbulent wind

Hejazi, B., Küchler, C., Bagheri, G., & Bodenschatz, E. (2022). Honeybees modify flight trajectories in turbulent wind. New Journal of Physics, 24, 113010. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ac9cc4.

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Hejazi, Bardia1, Author           
Küchler, Christian1, Author           
Bagheri, Gholamhossein1, Author                 
Bodenschatz, Eberhard1, Author                 
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1Laboratory for Fluid Physics, Pattern Formation and Biocomplexity, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Max Planck Society, ou_2063287              

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 Abstract: In windy conditions, the air is turbulent. The strong and intermittent velocity variations of turbulence are invisible to flying animals. Nevertheless, flying animals, not much larger than the smallest scales of turbulence, manage to maneuver these highly fluctuating conditions quite well. Here we quantify honeybee flight with time-resolved three-dimensional tracking in calm conditions and controlled turbulent winds. We find that honeybee mean speed and acceleration are only weakly correlated with the strength of turbulence. In flight, honeybees accelerate slowly and decelerate rapidly, i.e., they break suddenly during turns and then accelerate again. While this behavior is observed in both calm and turbulent conditions, it is increasingly dominant under turbulent conditions where short straight trajectories are broken by turns and increased maneuvering. This flight-crash behavior is reminiscent of turbulence itself. Our observations may help the development of flight strategies for miniature flying robotics under turbulent conditions.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022-11-072022
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 13
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 Rev. Type: Peer
 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac9cc4
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Title: New Journal of Physics
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 24 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 113010 Identifier: ISSN: 1367-2630