Article 6AVXX Discovered in the deep: the squid that sees both ways at once

Discovered in the deep: the squid that sees both ways at once

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Helen Scales
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Living in the twilight zone, cockeye squid float between two worlds and have adapted to keep an eye on both

Cockeye squid face a conundrum. Living hundreds of metres underwater, they float in between two worlds. Above them is the surface ocean, where a dim blue fraction of sunlight filters down. Below them is the deep sea, sunless and black. Which way to look?

Their mismatched eyes solve the problem - by letting them gaze into both worlds at once.

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