Brittle Star Eyes at Alana Toomey blog

Brittle Star Eyes. They can drop a bit of their arm off, like a skink can drop off a tail. Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars. But the image formed might be extremely strange to us. “they seem to glow to avoid predators. It is five unruly arms attached to a conciliating. In the 23 august issue of nature, a team of scientists reports that a brittle star. One of mother nature's strangest marvels of engineering has been discovered in a most unlikely place. Researchers said on thursday that the red brittle star, called ophiocoma wendtii, joins a species of sea urchin as the only creatures known to be able to see without having eyes — known. Seeing doesn’t always take eyes. Tim said that while other marine life may use light to attract a mate, brittle stars don’t have eyes, so their light has a different function. A brittle star is not a ball, like a sea urchin. Its entire body is indeed an eye.

One of mother nature's strangest marvels of engineering has been discovered in a most unlikely place. It is five unruly arms attached to a conciliating. They can drop a bit of their arm off, like a skink can drop off a tail. “they seem to glow to avoid predators. Researchers said on thursday that the red brittle star, called ophiocoma wendtii, joins a species of sea urchin as the only creatures known to be able to see without having eyes — known. Its entire body is indeed an eye. A brittle star is not a ball, like a sea urchin. Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars. But the image formed might be extremely strange to us. Seeing doesn’t always take eyes.

Brittle star (Ophiomastix variabilis) crawling Stock Video Footage Alamy

Brittle Star Eyes Its entire body is indeed an eye. They can drop a bit of their arm off, like a skink can drop off a tail. In the 23 august issue of nature, a team of scientists reports that a brittle star. Seeing doesn’t always take eyes. A brittle star is not a ball, like a sea urchin. Ophiomastix wendtii, also known by its common name, the red ophiocoma, and formerly as ophiocoma wendtii, is a species of brittle stars. One of mother nature's strangest marvels of engineering has been discovered in a most unlikely place. Tim said that while other marine life may use light to attract a mate, brittle stars don’t have eyes, so their light has a different function. Researchers said on thursday that the red brittle star, called ophiocoma wendtii, joins a species of sea urchin as the only creatures known to be able to see without having eyes — known. It is five unruly arms attached to a conciliating. But the image formed might be extremely strange to us. “they seem to glow to avoid predators. Its entire body is indeed an eye.