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The Crazy Ways Creatures See The World - Exploring Creature Eyes
Season 1 Episode 17
Have you ever seen a snake wearing glasses? Did you know dragonflies have around 60,000 eyes? We're exploring the fascinating ways creatures see the world and answering these questions:
- How many eyes do insects have?
- Do snakes wear glasses?
- How do chameleons move their eyes in two different directions?
- How can we protect our eyes to see everything good, beautiful, and true?
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Scriptures Used in This Episode:
“The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are evil, your whole body will be full of darkness…” Matthew 6:22-23“
Keep me from looking at worthless things. Let me live by your word.” Psalm 119:37
“Keep your eyes focused on what is right, and look straight ahead to what is good.” Proverbs 4:25
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Complex: Opposite of simple. Consisting of many different and connected parts.
Compound: Something made up of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
Compound Eye: A larger eye made up of many tiny lenses, like tiny individual eyes.
Peripheral Vision: What we can see to the left, right, up, or down without moving our heads.
Facets or Ommatidia: The tiny lenses in a compound eye that act as light receptors and send information to the brain.
Eye Caps or Spectacles: Special clear scales over a snake’s eyes that protect and keep their eyes clean.
Sensory Receptor: Nerve ending that take in what is happening around us and helps send that information to our brains.
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