bogleech: Look at the eyes on the deep sea fish IPNOPS. They’re some of the most modified eyes
bogleech:Look at the eyes on the deep sea fish IPNOPS. They’re some of the most modified eyes ever known in a vertebrate. It’s basically lost “eyeballs” in favor of huge, concave lenses, perfect for gathering even the faintest light, possibly used to hunt bioluminescent invertebrates.I’ve known about these since drawings of them when I was little but I never saw such clear photos of a living one before.NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition. License: CC By Attribution…this is making me angry. This fish does not look like a real thing. This looks like somebody was spending time on a very realistic model of a fish and then rushed when the deadline was coming up. This fish is an evolutionary shitpost. -- source link
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