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Dorsal visual cues in German wasp navigation

by Denis Vaduva
"... The German wasp Vespula germanica is found in the Palaeartic region of the globe. Outside this area, it is highly invasive species. It has an omnivorous diet and is able to hunt other insects and scavenge for food from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It has been previously shown that this sp ..."
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The German wasp Vespula germanica is found in the Palaeartic region of the globe. Outside this area, it is highly invasive species. It has an omnivorous diet and is able to hunt other insects and scavenge for food from both natural and anthropogenic sources. It has been previously shown that this species has efficient and specialized foraging strategies depending on the resource. It is capable of navigating successfully through closed habitats, has a large landmark learning capacity as well as flexible responses to changing environmental variables. They are also able to recognize a shape irrespective of color and contrast with the background. Our study shows that this species is able to detect patterns and their orientation in the dorsal field, ability that is lacking in honeybees. Furthermore, our data suggests that each forager is able to remember landmarks associated with not only the current, but also the previous resource location, something that has already been proved in previous studies.
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by Fabien Expert, Franck Ruffier , 2012
"... Controlling docking, altitude and speed in a circular high-roofed tunnel ..."
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Controlling docking, altitude and speed in a circular high-roofed tunnel
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speed control in straight

by Frédéric L. Roubieu, Julien Serres, Nicolas Franceschini, Franck Ruffier
"... fully-autonomous hovercraft inspired by bees: wall following and ..."
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fully-autonomous hovercraft inspired by bees: wall following and
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"... A distinguishing behavioral feature of many insects including flies is their saccadic flight style. It is characterized by periods where body orientation stays relatively constant and by brief saccadic turns where ..."
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A distinguishing behavioral feature of many insects including flies is their saccadic flight style. It is characterized by periods where body orientation stays relatively constant and by brief saccadic turns where
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by Norbert Boeddeker, Jens Peter Lindemann, See Profile, Martin Egelhaaf, Norbert Boeddeker, Rafael Kurtz, Jens P. Lindemann, Er Borst, Max Planck, Martin Egelhaaf , 2012
"... Spatial vision in insects is facilitated by shaping the dynamics of visual input through behavioral action. Front ..."
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Spatial vision in insects is facilitated by shaping the dynamics of visual input through behavioral action. Front
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