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. 2017 Jul 15;220(14):2502–2512. doi: 10.1242/jeb.143883

Fig. 7.

Fig. 7.

Specular highlights on a convex surface appear behind the surface. In this example, a bird views a shiny black beetle. The glossy highlights on the beetle's wingcase appear at different angles in the two eyes, indicating a bright source much further than the beetle. Potentially, this could cause a predator to misestimate the distance of prey.