Q. How do bumble bees fly? There has been a lot of discussion and controversy over the years on how bees can fly with their relatively large bodies and tiny wings. Additionally they are able to transport large amounts of pollen, sometimes flying with double their weight. Do they hover by overcoming gravity via vibration or create enough lift with their wings? https://www.
A. When I focus on this, the concept is really interesting. I see a bee flying through water to help me understand the motion it makes, and how flight is possible. The water helps me to see how the waves surround it, and enable to it maneuver through the air.
I see that the wings alternate, much like a person's arms do while swimming. I also see that the wings work like a fan blade, and have an angle, so they essentially "pull" through the air with little drag or friction. The "pulling" and alternating motion allow it to move it's body, and the pollen it is carrying with ease.
The overall image feels quite fluid and natural. (Very beautiful actually.) I realize this was very direct and concise. f anyone has any questions, please feel free to leave a comment. Thanks for the suggestion!
Love and light, Lynn
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I've read of some theories about the biological construct of the wings (similar to certain beetles) being able to counteract the force of gravity. Do you sense any truth to this?
This was a really fascinating read and I love the way Lynn visualized the bee flying in water so you could see the motion of her wings moving like a swimmer freestyling. This leads me to be that the Bee's Wings simulate the circulatory lift of a helicopter. Very cool explanation of a physics enigma.
This also reminded me of an Russian or eastern European inventor who used the wings or shells of a certain beetle finding they had antigravitational properties, and so he put many of them on a wood platform with a tall handle he's use standing up on it almost like a flying carpet at up to 60 miles and hour, saying the wings also created a force field bubble around the craft making the driver impervious to wind. There's videos of this on Youtube, and if it's a hoax, it's a pretty good one!
@SamV: Yes, in both material and the motion in which they "scoop" and push the air. It was cool to see them move through water to help me understand.
@Robert: Glad you enjoyed the post. :-)
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