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Dragonflies outfitted with brain sensor backpacks

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Neuroscientist have attached an electronic “backpack” to dragonflies that jack into the insect’s brain and wirelessly transmit the data back to a base station. Howard Hughes Medical Institute researcher Anthony Leonardo and his collaborators hope the telemetry will deepen our understanding of how dragonflies target and catch their pray. (via Wired)

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