Dragonflies can see a color humans can’t and it could change medicine

ScienceDaily
Apr 9, 2026, 10:10 am15 pts
Dragonflies may see the world in a way that pushes beyond human limits—and surprisingly, they do it using the same molecular trick we evolved ourselves. Scientists discovered that these insects can detect extremely deep red light, even edging into near-infrared, thanks to a specialized visual protein…

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