How do animals see in the dark?
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How is visual performance in dim light possible? On a moonless night light levels can be more than 100m times dimmer than in…
How is visual performance in dim light possible? On a moonless night light levels can be more than 100m times dimmer than in…
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On a moonless night, light levels can by more than 100m times dimmer than in bright daylight.
On a moonless night, light levels can by more than 100m times dimmer than in bright daylight.
On a moonless night, light levels can by more than 100m times dimmer than in bright daylight.
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It’s difficult enough to see things in the dark, but if you’re a hummingbird-sized hawkmoth you also have to juggle hovering in…
Even in dim light, hawkmoths can follow and feed from wind-blown flowers.
This helps the insects collect as much visual information as possible from the gently swaying flowers on which they dine.
Hawkmoths have the tough task of hovering mid-air to obtain their favorite flower nectar, even in the dark, but new fascinating…
Scientists have discovered that hawkmoths have the unique ability to slow down their brains when hovering in order to see…
It’s difficult enough to see things in the dark, but if you’re a hummingbird-sized hawkmoth you also have to juggle … Continued…
Svermeren sakker sin egen oppfatning for å se om natten.
Research found that the moths slowed their visual processing, as if using a slower shutter speed, to gather light and keep up…
Moths can see in the dark as they feed from flowers. How do they do this and fly at the same time?
Who needs light to find food? Artificial flowers are revealing the secret of how hawkmoths see at night to extract nectar from…
Researchers have taken a closer look at these hummingbird-sized hawkmoths to find out what obstacles they have to overcome…
Scientists use infrared cameras and 3-D printed flowers to study moths, hoping the moths can show them how to build better…
Moths are impressive insects. They can hover over swaying flowers and gather nectar in the dark — conditions that would make…
It turns out that one moth's night vision may be perfectly dialed in to its primary source of food. In a study published…
It's difficult enough to see things in the dark, but what if you also had to hover in mid-air while tracking a flower moving in…
The insects’ night vision appears to be finely tuned to the movement of their flower food sources
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Moth slows its brain to see swaying flowers at night