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Just mention this ad when you call for reserva- tions or when you check in. For Reservations Call 353-6777 In Southfield on Northwestern Highway at 1-696 and Telegraph. The Great Inn Between net for over 20 years. Hor- nets have a unique ability, according to Prof. Ishay — they can measure gravity. This talent, which is unique, was discovered by studying the way hornets build their combs. Resear- chers observed that they build in a downward direc- tion, towards the center of gravity, and usually in the dark. They concluded that the insects possess spe- cialized mechanisms which enable them to detect gravitational forces. In one experiment, special containers with hornets were placed on a horizontal centrifuge which produced cen- trifugal forces as it ro- tated. Despite these addi- tional forces and changes in direction, the hornets were able to detect min- ute changes in the gravitational force. "Once it was ascertained, after numerous experi- ments, that hornets have the ability to measure dif- ferences in the gravitational force, we launched this research proj- ect. We are planning to send about 500 Oriental Hornets into space, where there is little or no gravitational force. We are interested in seeing how the hornets will build a comb under zero- gravity conditions, how their acoustical communi- cation, which depends on gravity, will be affected, and what will happen to their larvae," Prof. Ishay explained. NASA has promised a biological laboratory shut- tle with an astronaut to feed and care for the insects dur- ing the flight, scheduled for the end of 1986. The space- travelling hornets will be bred in Prof. Ishay's labora- tory. According to Dror Sadeh, coordinator of the Israel Space Agency and a profes- sor of physics and as- tronomy at Tel Aviv Uni- versity, information ob- tained from the experiment could make space travel more comfortable. "By understanding how the hornets build and live in zero gravity conditions, and by apply- ing this knowledge to as- tronauts, future space travel could be greatly improved," Prof. Sadeh said. Prof. Ishay is optimistic that the Oriental Hornets — one of 22 hornet species — will cooperate and build a comb in the shuttle, since they build regularly and are more predictable than bees, wasps and other hornet spe- cies. Although experiments have been conducted in the U.S. in which bees and spid- ers were sent into space, this is the first time ever that such work has been done with hornets. And ac- cording to Prof. Ishay, they may provide some very practical information. "Today astronauts still return complaining of - headaches, nausea, vomit- ing and weakness," he said. "This space sickness could be caused by disorientation due to lack of gravity per- ception. There are many unanswered questions, and perhaps these hornets can serve as sensors for us to see what happens out there." 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