16 March 2012

Giant squids, giant eyes, giant predators - Calamari giganti, occhi giganti, predatori giganti

Why do giant squids have huge eyes? They offer no advantages in the murky oceans depths, scientists say... no other than allow to spot enormous shapes. Such as sperm whales.
Read the story by BBC News


Perché i calamari giganti hanno occhi sproporzionatamente grandi= Negli abissi non servono granché, dicono gli scienziati. Tranne che a percepire la sagoma enorme del loro predatore, il capodoglio.
Leggi l'articolo (in italiano) su National Geographic 

Nilsson et al., A Unique Advantage for Giant Eyes in Giant Squid, Current Biology (2012), in press
Picture by National Geographic

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