TIL the Four-Eyed Fish (genus Anableps) swims along the surface of the water and evolved to have two pupils in each of its two eyes, allowing it to see above and below the surface at the same time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-eyed_fish

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beveradb@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 293d (4 replies)

That top photo on the wiki reminds me of hypnotoad from Futurama 👀

ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 293d (1 reply)

My mind:

naticus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 293d

Great, now I have this stuck in my head

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 293d (1 reply)

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

victorz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 293d

BBRRRREEEOOOOWWWWWZZZSHH

Vector@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 293d

For everyone who wanted to know what a fish would look like if it was a sock puppet, now you know.

Nature’s wild.

janus2@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 293d

damn look at this funky dude

rimu@piefed.social · 12 pts · 293d (4 replies)

Sea level rise is going to render that evolutionary adaptation useless! Checkmate, fish

ripcord@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 293d (3 replies)

...why would it be useless?

jaek@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 293d

Because the fish will be underwater now

rimu@piefed.social · 5 pts · 293d (1 reply)

...as the sea goes up, both pupils will be underwater.

MeThisGuy@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 293d

fishie still swim at the surface of the water?

it'll just be 3 feet and 3 degrees C warmer

naught101@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 293d (1 reply)
Blackfeathr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 293d

Their YouTube channel is fire. I love their lofi livestreams

_stranger_@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 293d

does anyone else see crying anime eyes?

expatriado@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 293d
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redti@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 293d

Smart

Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 283d

"Anableps anableps" is an amazing species name