Eyes and their owners: Why beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Why does a dog not stop at a traffic light? Does a clam have an eye? Can a dung beetle see a star? Who are the four-eyes of the animal kingdom?
The range of different types of eyes in the animal kingdom is enormous, and also
provide their owners with totally different views of the world. Small bees and beetles can see patterns in the sky that are hidden to our visual systems, while they at the same time ignore much of the beauty of the gardens that we strive to create.
In this episode of Science & Cocktails Johannesburg, Marie Dacke will give us a tour through the World as we do not know it.
Afterwards, eye-catching cocktails will be served at the bar while Donkey opens our eyes to new musical possibilites with their unique style of visionary nu jazz.
Image: The Owl[Butterfly] (Caligo Memnon) (Wade Tregaskis/Flickr).
Marie Dacke
Eyes and their owners: Why beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Why does a dog not stop at a traffic light? Does a clam have an eye? Can a dung beetle see a star? bWho are the four-eyes of the animal kingdom?
Talk by
Marie Dacke
Marie Dacke is associate professor of sensory biology at the Lund Vision Group, Lund University, Sweden. Her research is focused on visual adaptations for animal navigation under the dark night skies. During her career, she has discovered new and unexpected orientation mechanisms, led several international research programs, won the Swedish Championship in scientific presentation and is currently enjoying a
sabbatical at Wits University.
