Flying robots suggest bees can’t rely on instinct to land on flowers

We thought bees relied on hard-wired instinct to land, but a study involving flying robots suggests the bees may also need to learn about specific surface textures before they can touch down

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2266301-flying-robots-suggest-bees-cant-rely-on-instinct-to-land-on-flowers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home