'Bug With Bifocals' could inspire human biomedical engineering

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We all know that we shouldn’t make fun of people with glasses, but now it appears that bugs with bifocals deserve our respect too. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) have discovered that the larvae of the sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) have bifocal eyes. As far as they are aware, this is the first known example of truly bifocal lenses in the animal kingdom. Previously, only prehistoric trilobites were suspected of having had bifocal vision. Besides being a big hairy deal in the bug world, this news could also have implications for human technology... Continue Reading 'Bug With Bifocals' could inspire human biomedical engineering

Tags: Eye, Glasses, Imaging, Insect, retina, Vision

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