Cephalopod Eyes (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Cephalopod Eyes

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The unusual pupils of cephalopods (from top, a cuttlefish Sepia bandensis; squid Sepioteuthis; and Octopus vulgaris) allow light into the eye from many directions, which spreads out the colors and allows the creatures to determine color, even though they are technically colorblind.

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Photos by Roy Caldwell, Klaus Stiefel, Alexander Stubbs, respectively

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