In my search for amazing animals, I found the mantis shrimp. Their vision trumps all other creatures' in the animal kingdom. Human eyes have 3 photoreceptors, allowing us to see three colors: red. green, and blue. Mantis shrimp, on the other hand, have 16 different photoreceptors, allowing them to see UV, visible light, polarized light, and even circularly polarized light, a feature that they alone have. Another thing unique to the amazing mantis shrimp is their ability to move their eyes independently. Unfortunately science is not yet advanced to see what the mantis shrimp sees, but beginning to comprehend it alone is mind-boggling. Another interesting fact about the mantis shrimp is that their punch clocks in at the same speed as a .22 calibre bullet, able to knock off a crab's arm almost instantly. Mantis shrimp have to be some of the coolest animals to ever roam the Earth, that's without a doubt.
Link to Article:https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
Short video displaying the shrimp's awesomeness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGuZifKr0h4
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