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Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity

  • Written by Scarlett Howard, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantityScarlett Howard

If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect between what your eyes perceive and what is actually there. Visual illusions occur due to errors in our perception, causing us to misperceive certain characteristics of objects or scenes.

As it turns out, many non-human animals also experience...

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