Question

The inability to perform this behavior distinguishes reproductive adults called ergatoids. Two orders that are indirectly named for this behavior, alongside the prefixes "Strepsi" and "Di," facilitate this behavior with teardrop-shaped stalks called halteres. Alates (0[1])("AY-lates") can perform this (20[1])behavior, which is performed (20[1])concurrently with mating in the (*) "nuptial" (10[1])form (10[1])of this behavior (10[1]0[1])that creates (0[1])new colonies. (10[1])Structures for this behavior (10[1])are patterned (10[1])with dark lateral veins and crossveins in Dipterans. The orientation and magnitude of this form of taxis (10[1])("TACK-sis") is directed by the (0[1])"circle" and "waggle" dances (0[2])that communicate (0[4])pollination routes (0[1])among bees. (0[1])For 10 points, name this behavior (0[1])enabled by (0[1])wings. (10[3])■END■ (10[30])

ANSWER: flight [or flying; accept nuptial flight; prompt on swarming by asking "what behavior do individuals perform while swarming?"]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Gugan ThuduppathyMontgomery Blair ABelmont340
Joshua KochGrosse Pointe SouthGeorgetown Day3720
Oreoluwa Sarah OwolabiHomewood-FlossmoorThomas Jefferson C4120
Justin JiangRussellStrake Jesuit B4710
Anna LiaoCarmel BWhite Pigeon4810
Rochan SaireddyLambert BPark Tudor510
Sasha TripathiParkway WestAdlai E. Stevenson A5110
Karthik JayaramWalkerHunter A530
Draco QiaoCarmel AInnovation Academy A5510
James WrayGlenbrook SouthDetroit Catholic Central C5910
Yongle XinMontgomery Blair BHinsdale Central A6110
Maxwell SwannCentennial ASolon7810
Arjun MurugappanIrvingtonWalter Payton B820
Joe LinDowningtown STEMNorthview860
Clover HorwitzUni School of Nashville AYukon A860
Maya HulyalkarAdlai E. Stevenson BUni of Illinois Laboratory880
Sreekar VajjhaClassen SASAlabama Cyber Tech880
Arjun VijaykumarSaratogaCarl Sandburg880
Rajiv PujaraFairfield County ATLindbergh880
Vedanth SrihariFremdNorthmont900
Sophia GuoThomas Jefferson BChattahoochee B920
Nomuun UndrakhEastchesterLexington980
Samin AsifSeven LakesLambert A1000
Andrew GaoBelmontMontgomery Blair A10110
Aadi PudasainiLexingtonEastchester10110
Dylan LatekLincoln-Way East AVirginia10110
Jonathan OuyangUni of Illinois LaboratoryAdlai E. Stevenson B10210
Tate OsborneAlabama Cyber TechClassen SAS10210
Chloe McLaughlinCarl SandburgSaratoga10210
Teddy BerenteSaint JosephCentennial B10210
Max ChenStrake Jesuit AChattahoochee A10210
Samy El-ZahabiChattahoochee BThomas Jefferson B10210
Kaitlyn LeonardBarringtonCoronado10210
Edward KimJohns CreekDetroit Catholic Central A10210
Joseph HarrisonDetroit Catholic Central BThomas Jefferson E10210
Ian Droessler WilsonInnovation Academy BEdina10210
Kevin AdlerNorthmontFremd10210
Pranav SrambikkalLambert ASeven Lakes10210
Evan TingPark TudorLambert B10210
Hrishi BhoomaThomas Jefferson DLee's Summit10210
Henry NolanHerronLincoln-Way East B10210
Safiya HasanLindberghFairfield County AT10210
Maya RitzYukon BMilton10210
Camille PimentelHunter BNorth Quincy10210
Winnie NutkowitzNorthside College PrepWinston Churchill B10210
Kaiden LeeNorthviewDowningtown STEM10210
Jeev HoraKane County ATPage10210
Evan GniadekQuince OrchardWestwood10210
Aaron LiuOkemosRichard Montgomery10210
Neel RegeGreat ValleyThomas Jefferson A10210
Theodore KronbyHunter AWalker10210
Sean HarbisonWest PointWalter Payton A10210
Ben HesserWalter Payton BIrvington10210
Kevin QiuWayzataAudrain County AT10210
Jackson GreenUni School of Nashville BWinston Churchill A10210
Christopher StewartYukon AUni School of Nashville A10210

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y42100%5%0%91.43