Eli5: How can insects fly in a moving car?

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Yesterday a bee got stucked inside my car, while I was in the car I was moving with the car but the bee was flying around me very easily, I mean I kind of understand it but I need to understand it from physics’ point of view.

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Everything in the car is moving at the same speed as the car, including the air.

If the car were to speed up or slow down very suddenly then it would struggle a bit. But then so would you: you would feel yourself sinking in to your seat or falling out a little. But at a constant speed, or close enough, you won’t feel anything and the bee can fly fine.

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