tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8420229041191780950..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Bee landing skills may have implications for aircraftPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-53502858366451498562009-12-28T19:56:30.540-06:002009-12-28T19:56:30.540-06:00Did you have the video of the owl landing a month ...Did you have the video of the owl landing a month or so ago? It was proof positive that nature has solved all the problems we face, we just need to pay attention to how they did it.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62359848292390100592009-12-28T19:16:33.073-06:002009-12-28T19:16:33.073-06:00I recently read some of Gibson's work on visio...I recently read some of Gibson's work on vision along with some related papers including <a href="www.cog.brown.edu/courses/cg195/pdf_files/Insects.pdf" rel="nofollow"> this 1998 paper </a> on visual navigation among insects. The authors propose that bees use their enhanced ability to sense optic flow to keep the angular velocity of the image of the surface constant as they approach.<br /><br />Bees process visual flow lines and motion parallax with incredible accuracy partly because the ommatidia (facets) in their eyes allow them sense relative motion with a lot more sensitivity than mammals like us can.<br /><br />Fascinating stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com