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Red brittle star
January 6 , 2020
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- Researchers have shown that red brittle star, which are relatives of starfish, can see even though it does not have eyes.
- The red brittle star lives in the coral reefs of the Caribbean Sea.
- It becomes only the second creature, after a sea urchin species, known to have this ability (barring freak cases in other species).
- The ability to see without eyes is known as extraocular vision.
- The extraocular vision is facilitated by the photoreceptor cells found on their bodies.
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