tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112479.post112919214166677062..comments2023-05-14T15:33:17.198+08:00Comments on PARAPRAXES: a "bugging" questionLord Zagatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546072169348442612noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112479.post-1129290172282760082005-10-14T19:42:00.000+08:002005-10-14T19:42:00.000+08:00im surprised insects can process these kind of inf...im surprised insects can process these kind of information hehehe it may not be the air because in the jeep they can still move like this, but im really intrigued because i've observed them at breakneck speed and sudden halts, the ones that i saw for that matter didn't crash like the one you saw, or maybe the one you saw was already old ^_^ considering what you said, i admire these bugs for their talentLord Zagatohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546072169348442612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7112479.post-1129281997709910082005-10-14T17:26:00.000+08:002005-10-14T17:26:00.000+08:00one clever classmate asked the same question to my...one clever classmate asked the same question to my physics teacher when i was in high school. he explained that the bug moves with the same speed/acceleration as the automobile. the bug stayed on its place (unattached to any surface)even though the car is moving because it also move at the same pace. i've observed that this is true when i have seen a mosquito inside the fx one morning. the bug was floating inside as the car was moving but when the fx came to a sudden hault, the bug, since it wasn't able to anticipate the sudden change in speed came crashing to the front glass. <BR/><BR/>in that case, bugs are also able to aniticipate a change in speed (maybe they can sense the movement of air inside the car) only if the change is gradual as the way many automobiles were run by experienced drivers.<BR/><BR/>margePrincesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07605634102903140551noreply@blogger.com