The incredible eyes of a worm as large and efficient as those of a mammal

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2024-04-12 11:15:25

The scientific community is amazed by the recent discovery of a marine worm whose eyes, capable of remarkable visual acuity, are the size of the eyes of many mammals and octopuses. A team made up of specialists from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and the University of Lund in Sweden has carried out a pioneering study in this regard. The team, which includes Michael J. Bok and Anders Garm of the University of Copenhagen, suspects that these marine worms may have a previously unknown way of communicating with each other, perhaps using a relatively uniquely perceived band of ultraviolet light. his species. In any case, such an advanced capacity for vision in such primitive creatures is unusual. The study is titled “High-resolution vision in pelagic polychaetes.” And it has been published in the academic journal Current Biology. (Source: NCYT from Amazings)

(Photo: Michael Bok)

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