Greg Egan on Nostr: Enjoying “An Immense World” by Ed Yong, on animal senses. I think I heard once ...
Enjoying “An Immense World” by Ed Yong, on animal senses. I think I heard once before that scallops have up to 200 eyes with mirrors made from guanine crystals, but failed to be sufficiently amazed at the time, so I’m glad to have been reminded.
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