Still Waters Posted January 18 #1 Share Posted January 18 Snails have a reputation for being slow, with poor eyes that can barely see the world around them. But conch snails defy these expectations with eyesight as good as some vertebrates. These marine snails combine exceptional vision, protective shells, and acrobatic leaping to evade deadly predators. Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research suggests. While the basic eyes of most snails look like small black dots, conch snails known as strombids have eyes that are up to 10 times bigger than any of their relatives. These mobile, stalked eyes can peer in all directions and help these snails detect predators in their tropical shallow-water habitats. https://phys.org/news/2025-01-big-eyed-conch-snails-vision.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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