CHARLIE CROSKERY(See R. Dakin et al., “Visual guidance of forward flight in hummingbirds reveals control based on image features instead of pattern velocity,” PNAS, 2016.)
Image of the Day: Agile Flyer
Hummingbirds avoid colliding with things mid-flight by observing the vertical size of objects rather than pattern velocity.
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