Bees perceive illusory colours induced by movement
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M Srinivasan1, M Lehrer, R Wehner
1Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Vision Research
|January 1, 1987
Abstract:
Certain black-and-white patterns, when rotated at appropriate speeds, can create the artificial perception of hues. We report that this illusion is not confined to human vision, but is also perceived by an insect, the honeybee. The findings suggest that certain features underlying the processing of colour information are shared by man and bee.