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Prehistoric harvestman had four eyes

Adam Khor · 2014-04-13 02:52:35

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-harvestmen-two-sets-eyes-01851.html Because, why not?

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http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/science-harvestmen-two-sets-eyes-01851.html

Because, why not?

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#2 16-04-2014 12:23PM

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How many eyes do they have nowadays?

(I could just go downstairs and find out, but I don't want to disturb 'the beast')

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#3 16-04-2014 11:08PM

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Usually they have two, although there's some cave species with no eyes at all.

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#4 25-04-2014 05:59PM

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Spiders may have up to 8 and they are both arachnids so why not four?

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#5 26-04-2014 06:47AM

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I know, I know, but we're short on news

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