News tagged with mantis shrimp
Critters on ocean floor communicating in synchronized rumbles
September- Understanding animal communication has long been a fascinating and vast area of research for those who dare to welcome the challenge. Some species use body language to express their message while ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition DVDs, holographic technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The eye of the peacock mantis shrimp has led an international team of researchers to develop a two-part waveplate that could improve CD, DVD, blu-ray and holographic technology, creating even ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD
(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in Nature Photonics.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Mysterious fossils provide new clues to insect evolution
German scientists at the Stuttgart Natural History Museum were leading in the discovery of a new insect order from the Lower Cretaceous of South America. The spectacular fossils were named Coxoplectoptera by the ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Shrimps see beyond the rainbow
A Swiss marine biologist and an Australian quantum physicist have found that a species of shrimp from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, can see a world invisible to all other animals.
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May 14, 2008 |
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Mantis shrimp vision reveals new way that animals can see
Mantis shrimp can see the world in a way that had never been observed in any animal before, researchers report in the March 20th Current Biology. The discovery—which marks the fourth type of visual system ...
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Mar 20, 2008 |
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Ant jaws break speed record, propel insects into air
A species of ant native to Central and South America is entering the annals of extreme animal movement, boasting jaws arguably more impressive than such noteworthy contenders as the great white shark and the ...
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Aug 22, 2006 |
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