Labhart T
Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Zurich, Switzerland.
Naturwissenschaften. 2000 Mar;87(3):133-6. doi: 10.1007/s001140050691.
Desert ants, Cataglyphis bicolor (Hymenoptera), navigate by using compass information provided by skylight polarization. In this study, electrophysiological recordings were made from polarization-sensitive interneurons (POL-neurons) in the optic lobe of Cataglyphis. The POL-neurons exhibit a characteristic polarization opponency. They receive monochromatic input from the UV receptors of the specialized dorsal rim area of the compound eye. Both polarization opponency and monochromacy are features also found in the POL-neurons of crickets (Orthoptera).
沙漠蚂蚁，双色猫蚁（膜翅目），通过利用天空光偏振提供的罗盘信息进行导航。在本研究中，对双色猫蚁视叶中对偏振敏感的中间神经元（POL神经元）进行了电生理记录。POL神经元表现出典型的偏振拮抗特性。它们从复眼特化的背缘区域的紫外线感受器接收单色输入。偏振拮抗和单色性也是蟋蟀（直翅目）的POL神经元所具有的特征。
