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The form and position of the sclerites and important parts of the thorax, as well as the insertion points of the flight muscles, are described in this study with the help of three-dimensional drawings and electron micrographs. Morphological studies are used for functional analysis of the wing joint and flight muscles, and a three-dimensional model of the wing joint of a honey bee is used to demonstrate the automatic forced guidance of the forewings during the upstroke and downstroke.
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Accepted: 4 February 1998
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Nachtigall, W., Wisser, A. & Eisinger, D. Flight of the honey bee. VIII. Functional elements and mechanics of the “flight motor” and the wing joint – one of the most complicated gear-mechanisms in the animal kingdom. J Comp Physiol B 168, 323–344 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003600050152
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003600050152