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Flight Orientation in Locusts

The locust is equipped with a sturdy "flight motor" that responds swiftly to start and stop signals from sense organs. Other elegant systems keep the insect from rolling, pitching and yawing in flight

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 225 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Flight Orientation in Locusts” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 225 No. 2 (), p. 74
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0871-74