Eyes of mantis shrimp

Limited visibility and color distinction are the advantages that help mantis shrimp save energy when living in a world full of competition in coral reefs.

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Mantis shrimp , also known as hammerhead shrimp, is a marine crustacean, belonging to the Stomatopoda family .

According to scientists, the eyes of mantis shrimp have a special structure that makes them unique.Although there is a light stimulating body, mantis shrimp cannot distinguish the same colors.

Unlike the human eye, which consists of three types of light receptors to send signals to the brain and compare and distinguish colors, the mantis shrimp's eyes only create a color-sensing model.Therefore, they are unable to distinguish colors from each other, and cannot even distinguish between bright yellow and dark gold.

The one-color vision of plastic shrimp helps them to save energy when living in a competitive world in coral reefs.In the picture are the outstanding eyes of Odontodactylus cultrifer mantis shrimp .

Eyes of mantis shrimp Raoulserenea komai.For mantis shrimp, the eyes are the body that processes visual information, not the brain.

Mantis shrimp is an aggressive predator.The more powerful weapons of the mantis shrimp, help them catch prey with the same speed as a bullet.With a tougher, larger body and a quick blow, the mantis shrimp are scary assassins in the ocean.