It’s fascinating, Jim. Thanks for that photo.
Chris
> On 3 Jul 2020, at 19:45, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I looked at some animations on-line, and they confirm that the motion is
> three-dimensional, with both flapping and rotation. That implies a complex
> joint or combination of joints, maybe not a ball, but similar. Thanks for
> your comments.
>
> On 7/3/20 1:18 PM, Pearce, Wilfred via olympus wrote:
>> Not ball joints. Wing joints.
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>> I caught a Carpenter Bee in motion today and was intrigued by what
>> appear to be ball joints where the wings attach.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200703-P7032324.JPG.html
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