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(May-11-2009)
Optimism: 3 Categories: Peak Oil/Gas & Energy Demand, Renewable Energy Sources, Wildlife and Nature

Bee flight has finally been understood Instead of the aerodynamic finesse found in most other insects, bumblebees have adopted a brute force approach powered by a huge thorax and fuelled by energy-rich nectar.

Author: Richard Bomphrey, May-1-2009

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Does the brute-force approach and the dependence on an energy-rich fuel for one's way of life, remind readers out there of some OTHER species we know about?

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