The eyes are a gateway to evolution... of daddy longlegs at least.
February 28, 2024
February 28, 2024
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 28 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
A male emerald harvestman (Iporangaia pustulosa) guarding its eggs in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. Studying the embryos this species revealed that vestigial eyes may be widespread in harvestmen. Photo: John Uribe
While some people may first associate daddy longlegs with, well, their long legs, researchers Guilherme Gainett and Prashant Sharma have been especially . . .
A male emerald harvestman (Iporangaia pustulosa) guarding its eggs in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. Studying the embryos this species revealed that vestigial eyes may be widespread in harvestmen. Photo: John Uribe
While some people may first associate daddy longlegs with, well, their long legs, researchers Guilherme Gainett and Prashant Sharma have been especially . . .