Friday, December 11, 2009

Hummingbirds receive spotlight at fluid dynamics meeting

Hummingbirds receive spotlight at fluid dynamics meeting -- this was recently posted on the WildBird Blog.
The NY Times also had an article about it -- How Hummingbirds Get Their Nectar With Tiny ‘Straws’ By KENNETH CHANG Published: November 23, 2009

It is harder to suck liquid through a thin straw than a wider one because of viscosity. Yet a hummingbird is able extract nectar from a flower by wrapping its tongue into a hummingbird-size straw. How?

Read the rest of the article here

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