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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some of that is controversial as far as I know. And the pseudopupils are an optical Artifact since every single eye has its own opening.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell us more!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like, did he have a car?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You wouldn't download a car, now, would you? 🔪

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In a fucking heartbeat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Me too.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I loved this graphic. Great content, something I'd never wondered about and just today realized I'm not curious enough.

Thanks op or bot whichever.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Beep boop yer welcome.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was very interesting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but also mildy infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

TIL Jabba the Hutt is a small ambush predator

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Bear in mind the same ecosystem produced the Sarlacc.

Which apparently I know how to spell without checking.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Explains the whole Princess Leia thing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Chinchillas have vertical slit pupils despite being small herbivorous rodents. There are definitely quite a few exceptions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

those psuedopupils are the coolest in my opinion. i had no idea about those.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't think the pseudopupils are a feature of the eye distinct from any other part, it's just what the individual facets look like viewed at a shallow angle.

edit: not that there aren't bugs with different colored regions of their eyes. I'm not sure about the functionality of those tho, is it for vision or camouflage or looking good for the ladies or what. Will google

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

W-shaped pupils likely also help cuttlefish see color and polarization of light, despite not having any cone cells in their retinas!

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/octopus-chronicles/polarized-display-sheds-light-on-octopus-and-cuttlefish-vision-and-camouflage/

https://www.science.org/content/article/how-colorblind-cuttlefish-may-see-living-color