There’s more to light than meets the eye in Drosophila!!!
Articles in @elife.bsky.social explain how an ancient photoreceptor that senses light outside of the retina can regulate how flies respond to a range of visual cues.
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RHODOPSIN 7: An ancient non-retinal photoreceptor for contrast vision, darkness detection, and circadian regulation