Trilobites: Starfish See Pretty Well In The Deep Ocean. By The Way, Starfish Have Eyes.

JOANNA KLEIN, NY Times: Science
Wed, 02/07/2018 - 4:47pm

In the deep seas, starfish make their own light, possibly to signal one another for mating, and they’ve evolved sophisticated eyes to see it.

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