Last week we got to see from the perspective of a dog exploring in the woods. This week I’m even more excited about the possibility of seeing the world from a beetle’s perspective. We already know that at least some insects can see in the ultraviolet spectrum and some flowers have patterns we cannot see to attract pollinators who can them. We also know that the compound eyes of insects offer a very different view than our binocular vision. But with new miniature self-powered cameras, we can hook a camera up to beetles or comparably sized insects and see where they go, what they do, and with whom they do it. Play the footage back through a VR rig and you basically have the closest to an Ant-Man experience we are likely to achieve for some time.
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