DRAGONFLIES’ INCREDIBLE VISION INSPIRE HUMAN INNOVATION

Can the dragonflies’ ability to see different colors help humans? A team of researchers led by Professors Mitsumasa Koyanagi and Akihisa Terakita at Osaka Metropolitan University has published a study on how Gomphidae dragonflies detect red light https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00018-025-06017-9 . The team found that dragonflies have a specific opsin (a protein in the eye) that responds…

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