Dr Klaus Schmitt
Well-known member
Visible light image:
UV image using Baader-U filter (UV):
Simulated bee vision image using experimental XBV filter (UV, blue, green):
Triptych of the above images:
This attractive flower in macro close up even more so shows its very specific UV pattern,
its petals have a UV dark pattern, invisible to us humans. It also shows the conical cell
structures that enable insects to have a better grip on the surface when landed..
UV image using Baader-U filter (UV):
Simulated bee vision image using experimental XBV filter (UV, blue, green):
Triptych of the above images:
This attractive flower in macro close up even more so shows its very specific UV pattern,
its petals have a UV dark pattern, invisible to us humans. It also shows the conical cell
structures that enable insects to have a better grip on the surface when landed..