Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 59 minutes ago

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Scientists have found that these colorful foot-long crustaceans see the world differently than any other species on Earth. And it stems from their unique photoreceptors.

Read the full story at: discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/mantis-shrimps-bizarre-eyesight-finally-figured-out

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Credit: Mike Bok

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