Near the entrance to a cave in Thailand, a “slender” creature with “butterfly-shaped blotches” perched on a rock. Its “large,” gray eyes scanned the surrounding landscape — but it wasn’t the only one ...

Carmona isopods with enormous eyes are rediscovered in a forgotten Roman mine beneath a Spanish city, hidden for more than ...

In caves in a south-central China village, a creature with large eyes shows evolution in action. Xiao M-Y, Wang J-J, Luo T, Zhou J-J, Xiao N, Zhou J (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution In the center ...

Inside a cave in southern Thailand, a golden-eyed creature sat on a large boulder. The “unique” animal caught the attention of passing scientists — and turned out to be a new species. Researchers ...

As light filtered into a cave in southeastern China, an eight-eyed creature moved around underneath a rock. Despite its small size, the animal caught the attention of nearby scientists. It turned out ...

In an underground river of southeastern China, an "eyeless" cave creature with a "large hump" swam through the dark waters. Its hard-to-reach home kept it hidden - until some determined scientists ...

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Most animals use their eyes to see. Eyes help them find food, avoid danger, and move around.But some animals live in places ...