Is there any strength in the idea that bumble bees are too large to fly when their body weight (ratio) is compared to their wing size?
Recently I heard the 'theory' that because they aren't aware of that belief they aren't affected by it. True or no...?
2007-09-14 01:38:54 · 4 answers · asked by mulroy1563 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Bumblebee flight is efficient and effective. Until high speed cameras came along and the flight could be slowed down to observable speed, it was suggested that the wings were too small for the insect's weight. Watching the way the wings work, however, shows they have a different method of using them from some other insects and birds but it works very well
2007-09-14 11:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen buble bees fly; so I guess they haven't really heard of the theory that they can't. Otherwise, they'd be grounded!
2007-09-14 02:24:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anthony P - Greece 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fly fine. They are not dragon-fly perfect but they get the job done. Biologically evolution has over time evolved them into perfectly able to fly - nothing more and nothing less.
2007-09-14 03:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by Delay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This same idea also states that helicopter can't fly either, so we have to use real world data to prove these theories.
2007-09-14 03:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Lee S 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋