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Dragonflies have human-like #39;selective attention #39;
This video shows a dragonfly on the hunt for prey - at normal speed and then in slow motion. The dragonfly hovers while it searches for prey, moving its head and then repositioning its body, ready to pursue a target. When a target is identified (in this case a small fly), the dragonfly locks on and ignores all other potential targets. It swoops up and catches its prey. Background: University of Adelaide researchers have found evidence that the dragonfly is capable of higher-level thought processes when hunting its prey. The discovery, published online today (20 Dec 2012) in the journal Current Biology, is the first evidence that an invertebrate animal has brain cells for selective attention, which has so far only been demonstrated in primates. For more about this story - Dragonflies have human-like #39;selective attention #39; - please visit the University of Adelaide #39;s news and events site: http://www.adelaide.edu.au Credit: Dr Steven Wiederman and Associate Professor David O #39;Carroll, Adelaide Centre for Neuroscience Research, University of Adelaide.From:universityofadelaideViews:6 0ratingsTime:00:21More inScience Technology

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