Sunday, 9 September 2012

Deep-Sea Crabs Seek Food Using Ultraviolet Vision

Deep-Sea Crabs Seek Food Using Ultraviolet Vision: Hollywood FL (SPX) Sep 10, 2012



Some deep-sea crabs have eyes sensitive to ultraviolet light, which they may use to snatch glowing plankton and stuff it in their mouths, a new Nova Southeastern University study suggests.

Tamara Frank, Ph.D., a marine biologist and associate professor at Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center, who is the principal investigator of the study, said that crabs living the deep-sea