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Saturday, November 22, 2025

Fun facts about animal eyes! 👀 One species has 10 eyes 😲. Others have 6 👀👀👀

Psalm 104:24 – "O Lord, how many are your works! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures."


1. Animals with Two Eyes

Most vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and most fish) have two eyes.

Two eyes allow for binocular vision, depth perception, and a wider field of view.


2. Animals with More Than Two Eyes

Spiders: Most have 6–8 eyes depending on species. Example: wolf spiders have 8 eyes arranged in three or more rows.

Scorpions: Usually have 2–5 eyes, with some species having more.

Horseshoe crabs: Have 10 eyes, including compound and simple eyes for different functions.

Insects (many flies, bees, ants): Have two large compound eyes plus several simple eyes (ocelli)—so technically more than two light-sensitive structures.

3. Animals with One Eye

Rare or developmental anomalies: A condition called cyclopia can produce a single eye in certain embryos, but this is usually fatal.

No known normal, healthy species exists that naturally has just one eye as an adult.


4. Animals Without Eyes

Some species adapted to dark or subterranean environments have no functional eyes, e.g.:

Cave fish and cave salamanders

Certain worms and invertebrates

These animals rely on other senses like touch or chemical detection.
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Summary

Two eyes is common but not universal.

Eye number ranges from none to more than ten, depending on species and evolutionary adaptations.

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