| Range |
~7.5 m/sec
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| Organism |
Bee Apis mellifera |
| Reference |
Barron A, Srinivasan MV. Visual regulation of ground speed and headwind compensation in freely flying honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). J Exp Biol. 2006 Mar209(Pt 5):978-84. p.978 left columnPubMed ID16481586
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| Primary Source |
Wenner, A. M. (1963). The flight speed of honeybees: a quantitative approach. J. Apic. Res. 2, 25-32. |
| Method |
Wenner (primary source) timed
the flights of honey bees flying outdoors from their hive to a
feeder. He concluded that the cruising speed of unloaded
honey bees in natural outdoor environments is ~7.5m/sec, and
that this value changes very little even in the face of
headwinds or tailwinds as large as 3m/sec. |
| Comments |
(primary source abstract:) Regression lines gave ground speeds of 7.5 and 6.5 m/sec respectively for unloaded and loaded bees, the difference being significant (p < 0.001) in neutral winds these speeds were 7.8 and 7.0 m/sec respectively. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107550 |