Directional Change in A Flying Beetle
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- 1 June 1971
- journal article
- Published by The Company of Biologists in Journal of Experimental Biology
- Vol. 54 (3) , 575-585
- https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.54.3.575
Abstract
Rhinoceros beetles of the genus Oryctes turn in flight by a differential change in the stroke angle, or amplitude, of the wings of the two sides. This method of turning has been briefly described (Burton, 1964) and what follows is a fuller account of the turning mechanisms in these beetles.Keywords
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