Re:Cuttlefish and Their Technicolor Dreamcoats
by danmaz74 on Monday November 13, 2023 @01:22PM
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I read that cuttlefish is actually able to perceive color even if they only have one kind of receptors on their retina. This is thanks to very oddly shaped pupils which focus different wavelenghts in different parts of the retina.
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Re:Cuttlefish and Their Technicolor Dreamcoats
by mattnewton on Monday November 13, 2023 @03:21PM
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More on this theory;
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-colorblind-cuttl...
The w shaped pupil lets them see the polarization of light too, wild stuff.