Cleo Abram | This is How Animals See Color @CleoAbram | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 seconds ago.
A group of scientists just created a new camera to help us see how animals see - and it’s so cool. Here's how it works and why it matters...
You and I see color because of special cells in the back of our eyes called photoreceptors. But we can only see this tiny chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum that we call "visible light." Other animals have different photoreceptors, and can see more of it. We know that some birds and bees can see infrared light UV light - which means the sky looks very different to a bird! And sunscreen looks white to us because we see it reflect visible light, but it absorbs ultraviolet light, so it would look very different to a bee.
Besides just being fascinating, this is one more way we can better understand the world. And it’s a reminder of how many ways there are to look at things :)
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A group of scientists just created a new camera to help us see how animals see - and it’s so cool. Here's how it works and why it matters...
You and I see color because of special cells in the back of our eyes called photoreceptors. But we can only see this tiny chunk of the electromagnetic spectrum that we call "visible light." Other animals have different photoreceptors, and can see more of it. We know that some birds and bees can see infrared light UV light - which means the sky looks very different to a bird! And sunscreen looks white to us because we see it reflect visible light, but it absorbs ultraviolet light, so it would look very different to a bee.
Besides just being fascinating, this is one more way we can better understand the world. And it’s a reminder of how many ways there are to look at things :)
If you like optimistic science and tech stories, follow for more!
#shorts #sciencefacts #science #technology #animation #animals
