09-02-2018 20:21 via theverge.com

Why this praying mantis is wearing tiny 3D glasses

Praying mantises willing to wear 3D glasses and sit through bizarre, abstract movies have revealed a new way of seeing the world in three dimensions. The findings could help improve machine vision for robots that need to judge distance, like drones. But most of all, thanks to this research, we now know what bug-eyed mantises look like in glasses: adorable.These carnivorous — frequently, cannibalistic — insects are well known for their pious posture, and the female’s habit of d
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