Thomas F Mathejczyk, Édouard J Babo, Erik Schönlein, Nikolai V Grinda, Andreas Greiner, Nina Okrožnik, Gregor Belušič, Mathias F Wernet
Active locomotion plays an important role in the life of many animals, permitting them to explore the environment, find vital resources, and escape predators. Most insect species rely on a combination of visual cues such as celestial bodies, landmarks, or linearly polarized light to navigate or orient themselves in their surroundings. In nature, linearly polarized light can arise either from atmospheric scattering or from reflections off shiny non-metallic surfaces like water. Multiple reports have described different behavioral responses of various insects to such shiny surfaces...
October 5, 2023: Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology