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Scallops Alive Eyes. And in scallops, that precision is important; The scallop has 200 tiny eyes lining its mantle, or outside edge. Each of a scallop’s many eyes contains an intricate mirror made from millions of crystals. Ocean creatures are known for their weird eyes, but scallops have one of the weirdest visual systems of all. The lenses in their eyes barely refract light at all, nowhere near precise enough to focus an image. The tiny black dots are the eyes of this king scallop. The scallop, it turns out, has a complex ocular system arrayed across the. Actually, in the case of the scallops, it's hundreds of eyes. A new study published in current biology reveals that scallop eyes have pupils that dilate and. But scallop eyes — each about the size of a poppy seed — are so tiny and delicate that scientists have struggled to understand. Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function remarkably like a telescope, using living mirrors to focus light, researchers said.

Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function remarkably like a telescope, using living mirrors to focus light, researchers said. And in scallops, that precision is important; A new study published in current biology reveals that scallop eyes have pupils that dilate and. But scallop eyes — each about the size of a poppy seed — are so tiny and delicate that scientists have struggled to understand. The lenses in their eyes barely refract light at all, nowhere near precise enough to focus an image. Each of a scallop’s many eyes contains an intricate mirror made from millions of crystals. Actually, in the case of the scallops, it's hundreds of eyes. Ocean creatures are known for their weird eyes, but scallops have one of the weirdest visual systems of all. The scallop, it turns out, has a complex ocular system arrayed across the. The tiny black dots are the eyes of this king scallop.

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Scallops Alive Eyes The scallop, it turns out, has a complex ocular system arrayed across the. The tiny black dots are the eyes of this king scallop. Each of a scallop’s many eyes contains an intricate mirror made from millions of crystals. But scallop eyes — each about the size of a poppy seed — are so tiny and delicate that scientists have struggled to understand. Scallops may look like simple creatures, but the seafood delicacy has 200 eyes that function remarkably like a telescope, using living mirrors to focus light, researchers said. A new study published in current biology reveals that scallop eyes have pupils that dilate and. The scallop has 200 tiny eyes lining its mantle, or outside edge. Ocean creatures are known for their weird eyes, but scallops have one of the weirdest visual systems of all. The scallop, it turns out, has a complex ocular system arrayed across the. Actually, in the case of the scallops, it's hundreds of eyes. The lenses in their eyes barely refract light at all, nowhere near precise enough to focus an image. And in scallops, that precision is important;