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Uma abelha-de-faixa-azul australiana: diferentes espécies destes insetos desenvolveram soluções muito distintas para o desafio de enxergar o mundo ao seu redor. Kristian Bell/Shutterstock

Espécies de abelhas veem o mundo de maneiras surpreendentemente diferentes, e compreender isso pode inspirar novas tecnologias

Elisa Rigosi, Lund University and David O'Carroll, Lund University

Alguns dos desempenhos visuais mais impressionantes medidos em um novo estudo vieram de espécies solitárias e raramente estudadas de abelhas
Despite having “simple” brains, dragonflies appear to be capable of more complex tasks than was first thought. Henry McLin

Enter the dragonfly: insect shows human‑like visual attention

David O'Carroll, University of Adelaide and Steven Wiederman, University of Adelaide

Being able to focus on an important object or task while surrounded by distractions is a valuable skill. It’s an ability that’s probably widespread in the animal kingdom, but is best known in large mammals…

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