Eli5: when traveling on a boat going 40 mph, how can a bee hover with the boat if it wasn’t already in motion?

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I get that when you throw a ball in the air while traveling, it will go up at the same speed you’re moving at, but for a bee to be going on about it’s business like it’s nothing, traveling at 40 mph.. it doesn’t make any sense

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Quick google says the average honeybee can fly about 20mph. I’d imagine it would be some combination of air being dragged with the boat, and the bee flying forward resulting in the bee and boat traveling at the same speed. You can see seabirds riding the air pushed forward by larger ships. Same principle

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