Still Waters Posted June 18, 2013 #1 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The brain of a dragonfly has to do some serious calculations — and fast — if it hopes to nab a mosquito or midge in midair. It has to predict the trajectory of its prey, plot a course to intersect it, then make adjustments on the fly to counteract any evasive maneuvers. Neuroscientist Anthony Leonardo created the tiny dragonfly backpack above to study how circuits of neurons do these computations. http://www.wired.com...ackpack-neuron/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted June 18, 2013 #2 Share Posted June 18, 2013 aw hey! now they can go camping and hiking and mountaineering and skiing and everything else it says you can do on the back of tampon boxes! bet they're all made up!! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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