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- Olfactory bulb detects X-rays: cat
- Eyes perceive polarized light: horseshoe crab
- Eyes perceive UV polarized light: Tunisian desert ant
- Eyes see in various wavelengths: birds
- Hunting in murky water: goldfish
- Eyes help navigate using the sun: bees
- Vision enables stealth communication: jewel scarab beetle
- Vision without eyes: purple sea urchin
- Sensilla detect fire: beetle
- High-resolution polarisation improves vision: mourning cuttlefish
- Electrosensory systems provide spacial orientation: weakly electric fish
- Photoreceptor proteins direct shade avoidance behavior: thale cress
