# Butterflies, bumblebees and flight

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterflies-bumblebees-and-flight/353694>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 21, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterflies-bumblebees-and-flight/353694 "2006-04-21T21:51:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterflies-bumblebees-and-flight/353694/21 "2006-04-22T23:19:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Xema]  
Sorry - it was an attempt to disagree with a respected poster in a mild and civil manner.  
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Oh. I thought you just enjoyed nitpicking as much as I do, and wanted to play a few rounds. Never mind, then. 😉

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**Author:** ![First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4491bb/32.png) [@First\_Amongst\_Daves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/First_Amongst_Daves)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterflies-bumblebees-and-flight/353694/22 "2006-04-24T15:42:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Squink]  
-Like a Frisbee in zero-G! 😛  
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Um. What happens?

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**Author:** ![dmatsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butterflies-bumblebees-and-flight/353694/23 "2006-04-24T16:07:11Z")

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bee’s really don’t fly, per se. They just thow themselves at the ground and miss.

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