[CarolinaGuitarman]

"You have a citation for that? An actual published journal article or something? Or do you just like the sound of wind whistling through your head?"

He was quoting Al Simmons; I believe Al meant to say bumble bees, not bees in general. I know there was a lot of speculation as to how the bumble bee could take off. It wasn't resolved until slow motion films showed that the bee was twisting its wings a little, thereby giving it enough lift.

[js1138]

There has never been a serious claim by scientists that bees, bumble or otherwise, can't fly. It is a fact that insect flight is quite different from airplane flight, or even bird flight.

However, the false claim continues to show up on creationist websites to demonstrate that they have no regard for simple truth.

[Al Simmons]

Thank you. (re: Bumble Bees)