Holy MOLY!!!
Is this the most freaking awesome crustacean U haz evah seen?? and it haz SUPER POWERS!!!!!
Nevermind marauding nudibranchi.... THIS guy is destined to become radioactive and eat Singapore!!
Via National Geographic News Weird Beastie Shrimp Have Super Vision
The mantis shrimp sees colors invisible to humans and other animals, viewing the world in 11 or 12 primary colors, as opposed to our humble 3, new research has discovered.Seriously. This just made my day.
The crustaceans—which are not technically shrimp—have the ability to see colors from the ultraviolet range through to the infrared.
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4 comments:
I welcome our new crustacean overlords.
Don't the colors rock???
Iz Flying Sketti Monster!
Bet Atrios eats it in Spain. (Oh, that didn't come out right...)
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