The eyes of a bug or insect will obviously work a bit differently than humans. While humans can see in the shape of an oval, bees have a round view of nearly a full circle. A team from Bioinspiration & Biomimetics are researching the view of the bee in order to better contribute to future robots and vehicles to have a better navigation of their surroundings. Bees are capable of seeing three-fourths of their surrounding with round eyes, which is about 300 degrees. With a camera that only covers 280 degrees, the team placed it behind a convex mirror, and resulted with an outer image and a center image. The two images, shown in the article, were then combined, making a complete image. Bees live in a world of purple and turquoise, as they are also unable to see the color red.
This article relates to biology concepts because a research team and discovering the way the world looks from a bee's point of view. It not only relates to the insect itself, but also the technology that this research will contribute to.
Although we might not necessarily care how the world looks from a bee's point of view, we, and the world as well, might be able to benefit from this research indirectly since this research is contributing to future technology that can benefit us later.
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