The eyes of the mantis shrimp
OCT 27, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023791
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.
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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