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Why don't insects fly in straight lines?

Why don’t insects – particularly flies, wasps and bees – fly in straight lines like most birds do? Their flight patterns seem chaotic and often circular in motion. Surely it is inefficient for them to fly in such a random way?

Mike McCullough, Preston, Lancashire, UK

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