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How do Bees Carry Pollen?

Pollen is the main source of protein in a honey bees diet and so it's essential that they are able to carry enough of it safely back to the hive. Marguerite Matherne at the Georgia Institute of Technology studies how they use nectar to create a viscous suspension that sticks the pollen to their hind legs and ensures that it doesn't fall off during flight. Interview with University of Oxford Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford. This video is part of a collaboration between FYFD and the Journal of Fluid Mechanics featuring a series of interviews with researchers from the APS DFD 2017 conference. Sponsored by FYFD, the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, and the UK Fluids Network. Produced by Tom Crawford and Nicole Sharp with assistance from A.J. Fillo. For more maths related fun check out Tom's website https://tomrocksmaths.com/ Get your Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here: https://beautifulequations.net/collec... ------- Follow Tom: Website: https://tomrocksmaths.com/ YouTube:    / tomrocksmaths   Twitter:   / tomrocksmaths   Facebook:   / tomrocksmaths   Instagram:   / tomrocksmaths   Follow FYFD on: Website: http://fyfluiddynamics.com Twitter:   / fyfluiddynamics   Patreon:   / fyfd   FYFD Supporters: http://fyfluiddynamics.com/supporters Follow JFM on: Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... Youtube:    / cambridgeupacpro   Twitter:   / jfluidmech   Follow the UK Fluids Network on: Website: https://fluids.ac.uk/ Twitter:   / ukfluidsnetwork   Follow Nicole: Website: http://nicolesharp.com Twitter:   / aerognome   -------- Featuring: M. Matherne et al. "How honey bees carry pollen" http://meetings.aps.org/link/BAPS.201... Honey bees are the tanker of the skies, carrying thirty percent of their weight in pollen per foraging trip using specialized orifices on their body. How do they manage to hang onto those pesky pollen grains? In this experimental study, we investigate the adhesion force of pollen to the honeybee. To affix pollen to themselves, honey bees form a suspension of pollen in nectar, creating a putty-like pollen basket that is skewered by leg hairs. We use tensile tests to show that the viscous force of the pollen basket is more than ten times the honeybee's flight force. This work may provide inspiration for the design of robotic flying pollinators. Publications: IOP: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... Special Thanks To: Nicole Sharp A. J. Fillo Marguerite Matherne