ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2017
How bumblebees use lateral and ventral optic flow cues for position control in environments of different proximity.
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- Path integration and optic flow in flying insects: a review of current evidence.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2025Review
- Experimental elevated temperature affects bumblebee foraging and flight speed.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Spatial tuning of translational optic flow responses in hawkmoths of varying body size.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2022Article
- Image statistics of the environment surrounding freely behaving hoverflies.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2019Article
- The role of optic flow pooling in insect flight control in cluttered environments.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Eye and wing structure closely reflects the visual ecology of dung beetles.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2019Article
- The role of spatial texture in visual control of bumblebee learning flights.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2018Article
- Spatial Encoding of Translational Optic Flow in Planar Scenes by Elementary Motion Detector Arrays.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- The Dominant Role of Visual Motion Cues in Bumblebee Flight Control Revealed Through Virtual Reality.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Flying insects frequently navigate through environments of different complexity. In this study, buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris L.) were trained to fly along tunnels of different widths, from 60 to 240 cm. In tunnel widths of 60 and 120 cm, bumblebees control their lateral position by balancing the magnitude of translational optic flow experienced in the lateral visual field of each eye. In wider tunnels, bumblebees use translational optic flow cues in the ventral visual field to control their lateral position and to steer along straight tracks. Our results also suggest that bumblebees prefer to fly over surfaces that provide strong ventral optic flow cues, rather than over featureless ones. Together, these strategies allow bumblebees to minimize the risk of collision and to maintain relatively straight flight paths in a broad range of environments.
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