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Researchers discovered a new kind of stereo vision by putting tiny 3D glasses on mantises
TechCrunch ^ | 02/09/2018 | Brian Heater

Posted on 02/10/2018 12:26:14 PM PST by Redcitizen

Researchers at Newcastle University, U.K. believe they’ve discovered a differently evolved form of stereo vision in mantises. The research team studied the phenomenon in the insects precisely as one would hope — by attaching a pair of tiny 3D glasses to their bug eyes.

The scientists attached a mantis-sized pair of dual-color 3D glasses to the insects’ eyes, using beeswax as temporary adhesive. The team then showed video of potential prey, which the mantises lunged at. In that respect, the bugs appeared to approach 3D image processing in much the same way humans do.

(Excerpt) Read more at techcrunch.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: insect; mantis; science
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I've got Double Vision .
1 posted on 02/10/2018 12:26:14 PM PST by Redcitizen
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Did the bugs say, "Wow! Look at that!" and put their little hands out to touch it?

2 posted on 02/10/2018 12:33:21 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Redcitizen

The photo with this article is great - the mantis in its tiny cool shades.


3 posted on 02/10/2018 12:33:37 PM PST by livius
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I wonder if the critter felt cool and hip?


4 posted on 02/10/2018 12:39:59 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know saying Syrian rebels in anost back in Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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5 posted on 02/10/2018 12:40:27 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: livius

Well... I guess wasting grant money (tax dollars) must be a global phenomenon.

What is the latest census computation for starving children?


6 posted on 02/10/2018 12:41:45 PM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: dfwgator

Man, I miss SCTV. :-(


7 posted on 02/10/2018 12:43:47 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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To: Redcitizen

Dude, check out my cool Oakley’s!


8 posted on 02/10/2018 12:46:42 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: Redcitizen

The 21st Century is sure strange. This week alone there was a story about a woman flushing her emotional support hamster. Now an article about 3-D glasses for a praying mantis.


9 posted on 02/10/2018 12:50:04 PM PST by Flick Lives
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To: bgill

Yeah he said he was famous now.


10 posted on 02/10/2018 1:02:14 PM PST by Redcitizen
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To: dfwgator

Dang I could go for some pancakes now.


11 posted on 02/10/2018 1:03:21 PM PST by Redcitizen (Dnag)
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To: Flick Lives

Lol, true!


12 posted on 02/10/2018 1:04:10 PM PST by Redcitizen (Dnag)
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To: dfwgator

I swear I can smell syrup and butter!


13 posted on 02/10/2018 1:06:57 PM PST by TigersEye (Where is the Trump/Russia collusion memo? ... Mueller? Mueller? Anybody?)
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When I first read the headline I thought they put tiny 3D glasses on manatees.


14 posted on 02/10/2018 1:09:54 PM PST by Gamecock (The greatest threat to humanity is not "out there" but "in here" in the recesses of the soul. TK)
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> When I first read the headline I thought they put tiny 3D glasses on manatees.

I was just about to post EXACTLY the same thing !


15 posted on 02/10/2018 1:22:23 PM PST by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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To: dfwgator

LOL


16 posted on 02/10/2018 1:40:44 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: Clutch Martin

“Well... I guess wasting grant money (tax dollars) must be a global phenomenon. What is the latest census computation for starving children?”

They discovered an entirely new type of 3D vision which is simpler to process and will be easier for machines to accomplish on a large scale. And shared it with the world.

Such technology can be used to improve automated farming machines that extensively use machine vision. This will feed and increase immunity in millions of people that would otherwise starve/die.

Sometimes inspirations for solutions lie in the strangest places and humans must never stop exploring


17 posted on 02/10/2018 1:46:01 PM PST by varyouga
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To: Redcitizen

These are not the superior polarized 3D glasses we’ve become accustomed to, but the inferior red and blue filters.

Oh, the hue mantises!


18 posted on 02/10/2018 1:51:21 PM PST by unlearner (You will never come to know that which you do not know until you first know that you do not know it.)
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When asked how they got the mantises to wear the glasses, the scientists said, “None of your beeswax.”


19 posted on 02/10/2018 1:53:47 PM PST by unlearner (You will never come to know that which you do not know until you first know that you do not know it.)
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Not that this has anything to do with anything other than you making me think of it...

My 3rd grader had written, well, a very third grade paper on her "research" on manatees and had me mail it out to 5 or 7 researchers at universities that she had found the address for online.

I tend to think of these types of researchers as very focused serious and busy people who wouldnt have time to even look at mail from a kid. I was shocked when not only did all of them reply but they wrote back discussing her findings as though she were a peer!

Maybe when I grow up, if I dont become a space fighter pilot or rockstar, Ill study manatees too. They seem like a fun bunch of people to hang around with.

20 posted on 02/10/2018 2:38:36 PM PST by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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