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Animals see colours differently than we do!

Even with all the colours in front of our eyes we see only what we want to see! This is because our eyes are not that developed but our brain is!

We actually have some of the weakest eyes! (Mental and physical!)

Even an average Octopus has eyes larger than its brains!

Go small! Take the Horsefly! They have massive eyeballs that join at the top of the head, and the horsefly males have two different sized ommatidia (the photoreceptor units that form insects’ compound eyes).

The larger ommatidia at the top of the eye are more sensitive to UV light, and help him spot the fast-flying female flies, while the smaller ommatidia help him hone in on details! Wish an average man had that and he would notice the new hair cut done by his wife!

Then you also have the California purple sea urchin which is so packed with photoreceptors on its surface that its body has been described as a single functional eye! Because nearly the entire sea urchin is sensitive to light, it can ‘see’ in every direction. Researchers have suggested the sea urchin uses its spines to block out some of the light hitting it, to help focus the light for better vision!

Or you can look at the average Chameleons who have some of the strangest eyes on the planet, which are able to move independently of each other. This results in almost 360-degree vision! The next time you have been instructed to watch the gas and as well as the kids, you may need this!

The reptile though can also switch between monocular vision – when both eyes are used separately – and binocular vision, when both eyes are used to look at the same scene!

Technically, rods interpret light, and cones interpret colors. These are the receptors in our eyes which ‘detect’ light!

Now Animals that are truly colorblind completely lack cones, and animals that can only see during the day completely lack rods!

But these extremes are uncommon, and most animals have a combination of cones and rods.

Now meet the Mantis Shrimp!

Now compared to humans’ measly three color-receptive cones, the mantis shrimp has 16 color-receptive cones, can detect ten times more color than a human, and probably sees more colors than any other animal on the planet!!

They can see in ultraviolet, infrared, and even polarized light. Not only that, but their eyes are on separate stalks and are able to move independently of each other, meaning they’re able to keep an eye watching out for predators and prey in two different directions at once! They are the only animals known to be able to see circular polarised light! Experiments suggest they may use this to send messages to each other – for instance, ‘this burrow is occupied’.

See the power of the rods and cons!? Though practically speaking the final image is actually ‘seen’ by your brain! Which is why the brain can sometimes be tricked to ‘see’ even objects or person which is not there!

Which is also the reason why the human is so developed in spite of having weak eyes! His or her brain can cook up stuff even if it is not real! Real and reel also is the deal with humans who can make movies for you! Like the producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah!

Now close those eyes and try to shut down the brain or atleast put it to sleep!
Shubh Ratri…