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Queen Bee
Ok, so its a fly (a blowfly), not a bee.
But the muscles distorting the Thorax to flap the wings is pretty much like the honeybee.
Anyway, some researchers have made some remarkable 3-D X-Ray studies of an insect actually in flight.
BBC report (and movie) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26741402
PLOS Biology paper http://www.plosbiology.org/article/...3;jsessionid=584071DD87868E97E5BA3674219A1F06
But the muscles distorting the Thorax to flap the wings is pretty much like the honeybee.
Anyway, some researchers have made some remarkable 3-D X-Ray studies of an insect actually in flight.
BBC report (and movie) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26741402
PLOS Biology paper http://www.plosbiology.org/article/...3;jsessionid=584071DD87868E97E5BA3674219A1F06
