#uv vision

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Natural Sunscreen Explains Mantis Shrimp's Amazing UV Vision

A colorful green mantis shrimp.

(Image credit: Michael Bok)

A close look at the complex eyes of a colorful mantis shrimp.

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This Week in Dinosaur News: Connecticut may have picked the wrong state dinosaur, dinosaurs’ UV vision, dinosaur pirates, and more

This Week in Dinosaur News: Connecticut may have picked the wrong state dinosaur, dinosaurs’ UV vision, dinosaur pirates, and more

Eubrontes tracks from Connecticut which recent research suggests may not be from a Dilophosaurus-like theropod. From: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dinosaur_State_Park_(Rocky_Hill,CT)-_close-up.JPG

Here’s what came out this week in dinosaur news:

Eubrontes tracks may have been made by a sauropodomorph instead of a predator source

UV vision may have helped dinosaurs see their way through…

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Birds See In More ‘Color’ Than We Do: Researchers Recreate Avian-Eye Light Absorption Using Camera Filters

Birds can see in even more color than we can, thanks to an extra cone type in their eyes. A new study has resulted in the development of a camera filter that can approximate this extra dimension in light-perception.