| Living insect
with eyes like trilobites’
A tiny insect has
unique eye structures that may help males find mates during their 2 hours
of adulthood.
References:
Buschbeck, E.,
B. Ehmer, and R. Hoy. 1999. Chunk versus point sampling: Visual
imaging in a small insect. Science 286(Nov. 5):1178.
Further Readongs:
Additional
information can be found at the Cornell University Web site at http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Nov99/new_eye.5.1.hrs.html.
Sources:
Elke Buschbeck
Cornell University
Neurobiology and Behavior
Mudd Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 23, December 4, 1999, p. 361. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |