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I expected this to be about another incredible optical adaptation of sea stars: they have long been known (>10y) to have interferometric lenses formed of holes
by IAmBroom 3mo ago
I expected this to be about another incredible optical adaptation of sea stars: they have long been known (>10y) to have interferometric lenses formed of holes in their "skeletons".
That was the first ever discovery of purely interferometric lensing in biology.
But here's another exciting discovery. It's like sea stars have a huge timescale but a tiny budget for adaptations, and have made surprisingly A LOT from it.
- mmooss 3mo ago> interferometric lenses formed of holes in their "skeletons". > That was the first ever discovery of purely interferometric lensing in biology. Very interesting - do you know any citations? I searched around but didn't find anything.
- IAmBroom 3mo agoA quick look suggests it's brittle stars, not sea stars - IANA Marine Biologist. It was years ago, so I don't have a particular cite.