Scientists from the UK and Germany have discovered the only vertebrate so far that uses mirrors as part of its eyes to collect the faint flashes of bioluminescence in almost lightless waters 1,000 meters below the waves. "That must give the fish a great advantage in the deep sea, where the ability to spot even the dimmest and briefest of lights can mean the difference between eating and being eaten," said Julian Partridge from Bristol University, according to the BBC.Read the whole story here.
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