Flying tip of bees: Leave your legs dangling!

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Orchid bees flying towards a feeder.
Orchid bees flying towards a feeder.

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.


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