Hawkmoths on Flowers (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Hawkmoths on Flowers

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A hawkmoth with its proboscis extended approaches a robotic flower on which another hawkmoth has already landed. The research shows that the creatures can slow their brains to improve vision under low-light conditions -- while continuing to perform demanding tasks.

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Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech

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