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- Eyes see above and below water surface: four-eyed fish
- Special eyes increase photosensitivity: spookfish
- Extra eyes direct light: spookfish
- Eyes detect polarized light: flesh fly
- Eyes improve foraging abilities: aye-aye
- Eyes perceive UV polarized light: Tunisian desert ant
- Hairs sense environmental cues: insects
- Angle compensates for light refraction: black stork
- Eyes allow clear vision in both air and water: whirligig beetle
- Eyes detect changing movement patterns: queen scallop
- Multiple eyes provide excellent vision: jumping spider
- Focusing mechanism enhances vision: Tokay gecko
- Eyes see in the dark: oilbird
- Eyes allow periscopic vision: ghost crabs
- Eye structure enhances night vision: vertebrates
- Eyes manage glare: kingfishers
- Hunting in the dark: piranha
- Eyes judge distance without head movement: chameleon
- Eyes specialized for different types of vision: starlings
- Flowers follow sun: snow buttercups
- Vision without eyes: purple sea urchin
- Spaced eyes enhance visual fields: hammerhead shark
- Photosensory organs assemble at low temperatures: brittlestar
- High-resolution polarisation improves vision: mourning cuttlefish
- Reflector causes color and surface change: tortoise beetle
- Photoreceptor proteins direct shade avoidance behavior: thale cress
