May 13, 2025 · Starfish have eyespots on each arm that can detect light and dark. The eyespots are hidden but can be seen as black or red dots at the arm tips. Sea star eyes have a wide field of vision …

Starfish have eyes—one on the end of each of their arms—but what they do with them was anyone's guess. Starfish have historically been thought of as simple animals. Since their eyes are...

Jul 20, 2025 · Starfish, or sea stars, possess eyes, though these structures are fundamentally different from what humans recognize as an eye. Their visual organs are simple and tailored to the specific …

Jan 9, 2014 · At the tip of each arm sits a tiny compound eye composed of ommatidia, which are clusters of photoreceptor cells. Though the existence of the eyes has been known for about 200 …

Being radially symmetric, sea stars have sensory structures that are evenly distributed along the arms, with a compound eye located on each arm tip of most examined species.

Jan 8, 2014 · Discover the remarkable sea star vision and how it aids habitat recognition, challenging traditional views on their sight capabilities.

Oct 14, 2025 · While sea stars don’t have faces, they do possess sensory structures that allow them to perceive their environment. Each arm contains an eyespot located at its tip. These eyespots are not …

Jul 8, 2024 · Most starfish, (or more correctly, “sea stars,” since they are not fish) have five legs, but some species have as many as 40 arms (and eyes) in total. Each compound eye has many small …

Feb 6, 2018 · Now, researchers have discovered that many of these deep-sea starfish have fully developed eyes, which they may use to hunt down glowing prey—and mates. Most shallow-water …