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The eyes of the mantis shrimp

OCT 27, 2009
Physics Today
The Daily Telegraph : The mantis shrimps , found on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia , have the most complex vision systems known to science, researchers at Bristol University have found.
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The shrimps can see in 12 colors—humans see in only three—and can distinguish between different forms of light to give a sophisticated and vivid 3D image. Related Update A mantis shrimp’s extraordinary eyes Related Link A biological quarter-wave retarder with excellent achromaticity in the visible wavelength region Nature Photonics
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