Bees perceive illusory colours induced by movement.
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.
Institute of Zoology, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Srinivasan
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Lehrer
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D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D003118:Color Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology; D007088:Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D009903:Optical Illusions / Q000502:physiology*; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D012399:Rotation