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The bumblebee is a four-winged insect. Its wings swivel and flap, knocking into each other which produces a buzzing sound.
The bumblebee is a four-winged [[insect]], a species of [[bee]]. Its wings swivel and flap, knocking into each other which produces a buzzing sound.
Despite the small area of its wings, the swirling [[vortice]]s produced when the wings collide provide additional lift. <ref> [http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Mar/gee20040405024594.htm Geek News FAQ] </ref>
Despite the small area of its wings, the swirling [[vortice]]s produced when the wings collide provide additional lift. <ref> [http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Mar/gee20040405024594.htm Geek News FAQ] </ref>
According to a persistent urban legend, the laws of physics supposedly say that "bumblebees can't fly". This stems a rough calculation based on the assumption that their wings are smooth and fixed like that of an airplane. <ref> [http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040911/mathtrek.asp Flight of the Bumblebee] - Ivars Peterson </ref>
According to a persistent urban legend, the laws of physics supposedly say that "bumblebees can't fly". This stems a rough calculation based on the assumption that their wings are smooth and fixed like that of an airplane. <ref> [http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040911/mathtrek.asp Flight of the Bumblebee] - Ivars Peterson </ref>
Strobe photography of bumblebees in flight shows how the wings move.
Strobe photography of bumblebees in flight shows how the wings move.
Bumble bees, like their honeybee cousins, feed on [[pollen]] and [[nectar]]. A bumble bee will often identify where a food source is by flying in a figure-8 pattern around it.
==Notes==
==Notes==