How Caterpillars See Through Their Skin

Published: Dec. 12, 2020, 12:51 p.m.

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.  Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.