Metazoan opsin sequence data were collected as references from open-access NCBI databases (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) and are listed in the supplementary data (Additional file 1).
Ba/F3 cells were washed and incubated in IL-3-depleted media for 5 h and total RNA was collected as reference RNA.
Earth resistivity (RES), induced polarization (IP), and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) data were collected using a variety of survey parameters; Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data were collected as a reference for surface structures, surface topography, and site geology.
Blood samples were collected as germplasm control references.
Immediately after the completion of data acquisition, the animal (n = 2) was sacrificed and 30 MESI frames (1 MESI frame consists of 15 exposure durations) were collected as a zero flow reference.
Emission scans were collected as described above.
Samples were collected as described [37].
Flies were collected as for Westerns.
Images were collected as described in SI Methods.
The ants were collected as described above.
