The study illustrates how photoreceptor cells inside of insects' compound eye systems do much more work than we ever knew, but moreover, that insects can see quite well despite popular belief. Because ...

Compound Eyes, Evolutionary Ties Date: October 4, 2006 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: Biologists at UCSD have discovered that the presence of a key protein in the compound ...

Researchers have discovered that the compound eyes of today's insects and crustaceans are still constructed in much the same way as they were in their extinct ancestors 500 million years ago. The ...

In the animal kingdom, eyes have evolved dozens of times. We’re familiar with the camera-style eyes in our own heads, and the weird compound eyes of insects, but there are far weirder ones out ...

With 180 facets, not 30,000, the first camera designed to mimic insects’ compound eyes isn’t quite that perceptive. But the camera, created by ...

Arthropods—insects, spiders and their kin—have compound eyes, which consist of hundreds or thousands of individual units or ommatidia. Each one has its own lens and light detectors.

Insects inspire artificial eyes. 02 May 2006. 3D polymer structures are packed together to create an artificial eye. Scientists in the US have made the first artificial eye using 3D polymer structures ...

Microscopy revealed the stunning compound structure in trilobite eyes. Trilobites — those ubiquitous, half-billion-year-old armored sea bugs — had eyes that were faceted like disco balls. Now ...

Copying the human lens takes robotic technology a long-way; however, the compound eyes of insects provides a different level of visualization when it comes to peripheral vision. Other advantages ...