How high can insects fly?
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Is There a Maximum Height for Insects?
The highest insect ever recorded was a termite found, incredible five thousand, 790 meters over the pacific ocean between hawaii and midway atol in 19 61. We now know how high insects fly, and we've done it in record time. So far we've been thinking about insects that fly hundreds of metres up in the air. But it turns there are some insects that can go even higher. Enter the alpine bumblebee,. The cerismatic mega fana of the insect world. That's michael dillon. He is a professor in the department of zoology and physiology at the university of wyoming in the united states. i read around in mountains chasing
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