Passive inertial damping improves high-speed gaze stabilization in hoverflies
Ben Hardcastle, Karin Bierig, Francisco J. H. Heras, Kit D. Longden, Daniel A Schwyn, Holger G. Krapp
The paper shows hoverflies use passive inertial damping in their head anatomy to stabilize gaze during high-speed flight, unlike blowflies and horseflies which rely on sensory feedback.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience