The effect of wing flexibility on aerodynamic force production has emerged as a central
question in insect flight research. However, physical and computational models have yielded …

A fundamental challenge common to studies of animal movement, behavior, and ecology is
the collection of high-quality datasets on spatial positions of animals as they change through …

A growing body of evidence indicates that a majority of insects experience some degree of
wing deformation during flight. With no musculature distal to the wing base, the instantaneous …

… aerodynamic force production and flight efficiency (Mountcastle and Combes, 2013; Young
et al.… attached a piece of glitter across the costal break (see Mountcastle and Combes, 2013). …

… We characterized the spatial distribution of each bee within the nest in a variety of ways,
calculating metrics separately for daylight hours (6 am–8 pm) and nighttime hours (8 pm–6 am). …

Locomotion through structurally complex environments is fundamental to the life history of
most flying animals, and the costs associated with movement through clutter have important …

Although it is widely accepted that migration by ovigerous lobsters (Homarus americanus
Milne Edwards) optimizes thermal conditions for embryonic development, temperatures …

Previous work has shown that wing wear increases mortality in bumblebees. Although a
proximate mechanism for this phenomenon has remained elusive, a leading hypothesis is that …

Bumblebee foragers spend a significant portion of their lives transporting nectar and pollen,
often carrying loads equivalent to more than half their body mass. Whereas nectar is stored …

… In this study, we used the vein-joint splinting technique developed by Mountcastle and
Combes (2013) to test the effects of wing flexibility on flight stability in bumblebees, which we …