How caterpillars see through their skin.
On this week's Futureproof podcast with Jonathan McCrea, he talks to Dr Amy Eacock - Molecular Biologist at Forest Research UK - on how and why you might want to blindfold a caterpillar.
Also on the show Jonathan was joined by Shane Bergin - Physicist & Assistant Prof in science education at UCD and Dr. Lara Dungan - to look at the week's latest science news.
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