Arnold Hoogerwerf

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@Miraz yup:

The temperature of the flight muscles, which occupy much of the thorax, needs to be at least 30 °C (86 °F) before flight can take place. The muscle temperature can be raised by shivering.

That (and their thick bristle pile) is the reason they still fly around late in the season!