Why do Ants wear Sunglasses?

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License: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike Why do Ants wear Sunglasses? BaSSic Studio
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05 Mar, 2009

Duration: 02:40
Team: BaSSic Studio
Region: London

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Categories:
Biology , Explanation , Physics , Secondary

Polarised light, and how ants use it to navigate.

Director's Notes:

A film demonstrating the basic concepts of polarised light, and describing how ants use the phenomenon to navigate. Includes some very ‘cool’ model polarising sunglasses, a demonstration of crossed polarisers, and a visit to the Natural History Museum.

SciCast Notes:

This is terrific. It shows how much you can pack into two and a half minutes, without your film feeling rushed.

Excellent pace, good photography, clear thinking in planning the film, great choice of subject matter… this is a superb film.

— Jonathan.