NDLI: The final moments of landing in bumblebees, Bombus terrestris

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Author	Reber, Therese Baird, Emily Dacke, Marie
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	In comparison to other insects, like honeybees, bumblebees are very effective pollinators. Even though landing is a crucial part of pollination, little is known about how bumblebees orchestrate the final, critical moments of landing. Here, we use high-speed recordings to capture the fine details of the landing behaviour of free-flying bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), while landing on a flat platform with different orientations. We find that the bees have a fairly constant body and head orientation at the moment of leg extension, irrespective of platform tilt. At the same moment in time, the distance to the platform is held constant at around 8 mm (with the exception of low platform tilts). The orientation of the antennae and the first appendage that touches the platform vary between platform orientations, while the duration of the hover phase does not. Overall, the final moments of landing in bumblebees and their close relatives, the honeybees, are similar. However, the distance to the platform at the moment of leg extension and the duration of the hover phase are different in bumblebees and honeybees, suggesting that they are primarily adapted to land on surfaces with different orientations.
Starting Page	277
Ending Page	285
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03407594
Journal	Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Volume Number	202
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	14321351
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2016-02-11
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Insect Landing Flight Animal Physiology Neurosciences Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Physiology Behavioral Neuroscience Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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