TIL the Four-Eyed Fish (genus Anableps) swims along the surface of the water and evolved to have two pupils in each of its two eyes, allowing it to see above and below the surface at the same time.
TIL the Four-Eyed Fish (genus Anableps) swims along the surface of the water and evolved to have two pupils in each of its two eyes, allowing it to see above and below the surface at the same time. | Spyke
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That top photo on the wiki reminds me of hypnotoad from Futurama 👀
My mind:
Great, now I have this stuck in my head
ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD
BBRRRREEEOOOOWWWWWZZZSHH
For everyone who wanted to know what a fish would look like if it was a sock puppet, now you know.
Nature’s wild.
damn look at this funky dude
Sea level rise is going to render that evolutionary adaptation useless! Checkmate, fish
...why would it be useless?
Because the fish will be underwater now
...as the sea goes up, both pupils will be underwater.
fishie still swim at the surface of the water?
it'll just be 3 feet and 3 degrees C warmer
Get in line, weirdos https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/barreleye
Their YouTube channel is fire. I love their lofi livestreams
does anyone else see crying anime eyes?
Smart
"Anableps anableps" is an amazing species name