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. 2021 Jul 20;15:690571. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2021.690571

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Individuals show more natural flight behavior while being attached to a flying drone and can navigate faster when they can perceive their environment while being transported to a new location. (A) The total time of wing beating on the ground, in stationary flight, and during forward movement of the drone. Wing beat behavior occurs for longer durations during a forward movement of the drone (N = 47). (B) Individuals were caught at a feeding site and replaced to a new location using the drone before being released (N = 54). Bees in the control group (N = 18) were contained in an opaque container and could not visually perceive their environment during flight. Return times to the hive were measured, and control bees were found to take significantly longer to return.