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I already thought cuttlefish were awesome but reading that they are using chromatic aberration to distinguish colors blows my mind! Thanks for sharing!
by VohuMana 9y ago
I already thought cuttlefish were awesome but reading that they are using chromatic aberration to distinguish colors blows my mind! Thanks for sharing!
- aaroninsf 9y agoTIL cuttlefish not seeing magenta is more interesting than many animals' not being able to see magenta.
- nradov 9y agoMost aquatic animals see longer wavelength colors poorly because water filters out that light just a few meters deep. Below the surface everything looks shades of blue or gray.
- aaroninsf 9y ago* looks to us :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_it_Like_to_Be_a_Bat%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_it_Like_to_Be_a_Bat%3F came to mind