• Bipauler@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    Bioluminescent eye?! Holy shit! That’s freaking cool! I want bioluminescent eyes! I don’t even know what for aside from aesthetics, but man that’s neat! Mofo’s the coolest kid on the block with that feature lol

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      15 hours ago

      when you need to see in the darkest dark, let your eyes also be a flashlight?

      edit: videos linked above explained that it’s fluorescent. theory is that it’s a side-effect of having a fluorescent-filtering layer to the eye, which would help finding prey that use bioluminescence to blend in with the dim sunlight coming from above them

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        13 hours ago

        Yeah the linked article and videos were very informative, but I guess yeah as far as me wanting them I don’t know. I guess a flashlight’s as good a guess as any, aside from the cool factor lol