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More than 50% of your body heat is lost through your head. That's why in the wintertime we wear a toque (a woolen hat).


The secret language of mantis shrimps


The secret language of mantis shrimps
Researchers in Brisbane, Australia, have discovered that mantis shrimps can see polarised light. These shrimps are the first crustaceans known to have polarisation vision. The human eye cannot detect polarised light but the shrimps have learned to distinguish different polarisation patterns in the lab. Shrimps' bodies carry polarisation patterns that appear striking to fellow mantis shrimps. These patterns are mostly used in threat display, but may also be used to solicit matings.
17 JULY 1999, P. 25
New Scientist
17 JULY 1999, P. 25

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