10-31-2022, 10:47 PM
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The Mantis Shrimp. They have something very unique about their physiology. They can see billions of different colors. Humans - between 1 and 5 million.
Inside the human eye we have cone cells. 3 of them. This is the part of the eye that distinguishes different shades of color. The Mantis Shrimp has 16 cone cells per eye. Not only can they see billions of colors, they can see in the Ultraviolet spectrum. No other animal has that many cone cells in their eyes.
Mother Nature felt is was more important for us to distinguish different shades of black to white instead of color. Better for survival. Especially in low and no light situations.
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