Karen Calder, Peacock Mntis Shrimp (July theme: Eyes)

Mantis shrimp sport a pair of compound eyes on stalks. And, like those of flies, individual lenses and retinas that each sample a tiny area of the field of view. Mantis shrimp eyes are capable of rotating independently and in three dimensions.

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