Red Eyes Could Help Sandhoppers See
There’s no denying some amphipods look a little devilish, thanks to their red eyes. But don’t worry, a portal to hell hasn’t emerged in the Southern Ocean (as far as I know). Instead, the eyes could allow them to live in a low- or no-light environment. Griffiths said their eyes could be “especially adapted to detect low levels of light produced by bioluminescence.”
