Object Tracking?

[NimbleJack3]

Sitting on the bog just now, and a fly hovered in front of me. I kept my eye on it so I could swat it when I got up, then it wandered in front of a towel and promptly vanished. How is it that I can lose a medium-sized black dot in front of a relatively well-lit colored background?

 

[Mikaze]

active camouflage, comes standard on all annoying insects these days

 

[NimbleJack3]

Perhaps a tiny black hole refracted all the light around the insect, causing it to become obscured to your vision. Possibly its because he moves very quickly.

This was some sort of slow-moving hoverfly or something.

 

[Frybird]

Sitting on the bog just now, and a fly hovered in front of me. I kept my eye on it so I could swat it when I got up, then it wandered in front of a towel and promptly vanished. How is it that I can lose a medium-sized black dot in front of a relatively well-lit colored background?

It is hidden now....and waits for you to make a mistake.

Be prepared and good luck. You WILL need it.

 

[HateDread]

Perhaps a tiny black hole refracted all the light around the insect, causing it to become obscured to your vision. Possibly its because he moves very quickly.

This was some sort of slow-moving hoverfly or something.

Hmm, well, eyes are an incredibly complicated thing, the fact we are able to change our focal point at all is quite amazing. I guess your eyes were unable to adjust their focal point, while changing the size of the pupil to adjust for the light, quick enough.

Or it was too small-a-point to focus upon? Just a thought. And no idea. My eyes are that messed up, a fly could land on mine, and I wouldn't see it.