Almost every butterfly I see bobs up and down while they fly. Do they have the same fluid system for balance that we do? How do they navigate the world and what is their system for balance?
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Insects have special organs called halteres situated behind their wings that they as their primary system for balance. They are evolved from wings and they bob up and down generating small gyroscopic forces that the insect nervous system uses for balance. It’s a different approach than the vertebrate inner ear, but it achieves the same goal. Like us, vision and other sensory systems likely act as supplementary balance senses.
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