Tiny glasses help reveal how praying mantises can see in 3-D

Newfound nerve cells in the insects’ brains play a role in depth perception

praying mantis

LIFE IN 3-D  Colored filters let a praying mantis watch a 3-D video of a moving disk while researchers studied the nerve cells that contribute to the insect’s depth perception.

Newcastle Univ., UK

A praying mantis depends on precision targeting when hunting insects.