Insanity Posted April 11, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I read this and found it humorous, thought I'd share. Why the Mantis Shrimp is my New Favorite Animal http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted April 11, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Colorful little thing, too bad we can't see all his colors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted April 11, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Not just colors, but polarized light, multispectral, ultraviolet, maybe even circular polarized light. Wiki had this, The species Gonodactylus smithii is the only organism known to simultaneously detect the four linear and two circular polarization components required for Stokes parameters, which yield a full description of polarization. It is thus believed to have optimal polarization vision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalcase Posted April 11, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2013 We can see all the colors. Don't worry. However, our perception of them is the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted April 11, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted April 11, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Oh yeah, crazy bad to watch these guys in action. Never knew about their vision, just their power, very interesting! Wonder why they have such amazing color vision and if any other animals compare? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted April 11, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I wanted a couple of these for my fish tank actually ,but they are not good for certain habitats . They eat some of the stuff I kept as a pet . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted April 11, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Amazing little creature. Nice post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted April 11, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Oh yeah, crazy bad to watch these guys in action. Never knew about their vision, just their power, very interesting! Wonder why they have such amazing color vision and if any other animals compare? Seeing polarized light is useful in an aquatic environment. There are a fair number of sea creatures whose bodies are transparent, and are quite difficult to see in the water using our eyes, but they cannot avoid having the light that passes through get polarized by sugar molecules or other compounds that are there. Having the ability to see polarized light then lets them see these creatures fairly well. I think such visual ability is common among arthropods and insects. Probably the 16 receptors are not for other colors in a sense, but receptors for polarized light, which we could consider a color I guess. So if there is 4 linear and 2 circular polarized light, 6 of their receptors might be just for that. Then three for the usual colors we can see, leaving 7 which could be for ultraviolet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp#Eyes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted April 11, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Seeing polarized light is useful in an aquatic environment. There are a fair number of sea creatures whose bodies are transparent, and are quite difficult to see in the water using our eyes, but they cannot avoid having the light that passes through get polarized by sugar molecules or other compounds that are there. Having the ability to see polarized light then lets them see these creatures fairly well. I think such visual ability is common among arthropods and insects. Probably the 16 receptors are not for other colors in a sense, but receptors for polarized light, which we could consider a color I guess. So if there is 4 linear and 2 circular polarized light, 6 of their receptors might be just for that. Then three for the usual colors we can see, leaving 7 which could be for ultraviolet. http://en.wikipedia....tis_shrimp#Eyes Like liking to fish with polarized sunglasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted April 11, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted April 11, 2013 I wanted a couple of these for my fish tank actually ,but they are not good for certain habitats . They eat some of the stuff I kept as a pet . I think some acrylic tanks can manage them, but that won't stop them from eating everything else in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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