microrobert
11-22-2014, 04:14 AM
Newly Discovered 'Stargazing' Shrimp Always Looks to the Heavens
http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/26632/stargazer-shrimp.jpg
A "stargazer shrimp" that always looks to the skies, through striped eyes like marbles has been discovered by biologists from the University of Capetown (UCT) in South Africa.
Stargazer mysids are only about half-an-inch long. The shrimp, also called stargazers by some people, is bright red, a color often used to warn potential predators of danger. The popular name of the species was provided by divers who first discovered the aquatic animal, seemingly staring endlessly upwards.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/20740/20141121/newly-discovered-stargazing-shrimp-always-looks-to-the-heavens.htm#ixzz3JlsUHyEn
http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/26632/stargazer-shrimp.jpg
A "stargazer shrimp" that always looks to the skies, through striped eyes like marbles has been discovered by biologists from the University of Capetown (UCT) in South Africa.
Stargazer mysids are only about half-an-inch long. The shrimp, also called stargazers by some people, is bright red, a color often used to warn potential predators of danger. The popular name of the species was provided by divers who first discovered the aquatic animal, seemingly staring endlessly upwards.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/20740/20141121/newly-discovered-stargazing-shrimp-always-looks-to-the-heavens.htm#ixzz3JlsUHyEn