The e-vector orientation of linearly polarized light represents an important visual stimulus for
many insects. Especially the detection of polarized skylight by many navigating insect …

Owing to alignment of rhodopsin in microvillar photoreceptors, insects are sensitive to the
oscillation plane of polarized light. This property is used by many species to navigate with …

Linearly polarized light (POL) serves as an important cue for many animals, providing
navigational information, as well as directing them toward food sources and reproduction …

The pattern of linearly polarized light in the sky can be used for orientation behavior by many
insects. Although such behavioral responses have been well described in bees and ants …

Most insects can detect the pattern of polarized light in the sky with the dorsal rim area in
their compound eyes and use this visual information to navigate in their environment by …

Background Linearly polarized light originates from atmospheric scattering or surface
reflections and is perceived by insects, spiders, cephalopods, crustaceans, and some …

Evolution has produced vast morphological and behavioral diversity amongst insects,
including very successful adaptations to a diverse range of ecological niches spanning the …

Specialized ommatidia harboring polarization-sensitive photoreceptors exist in the 'dorsal
rim area'(DRA) of virtually all insects. Although downstream elements have been described …

Many insects gain directional information from the polarization pattern of the sky.
Polarization vision is mediated by the specialized ommatidia of the dorsal rim area of the …

Highlights•Most studies on polarization vision have focused on celestial
navigation.•Behavioral evidence suggests that polarization vision has additional functions.• …