Post AsQzCiiQLXftDpbb3A by spacegeck@astrodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AsQuS9bY9jcZBqvjIO by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-03-26T02:51:13Z
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When cats yawn and they get those slanted white demon eyes. (I only think we don't notice how strange cats are because we're used to them.)
(DIR) Post #AsQvoPzc0QsULGMi4e by bhawthorne@infosec.exchange
2025-03-26T03:06:24Z
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@futurebird We don’t notice how strange they are because they are really good at mind control.
(DIR) Post #AsQwYk4Bhj1vv8auwK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-03-26T03:14:47Z
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@vikxin What would you want more?
(DIR) Post #AsQwhWpUHy6JTMuNBw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-03-26T03:16:16Z
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@vikxin I'd go for those cuttle fish eyes.
(DIR) Post #AsQwuEQvzog0BPTtK4 by bhawthorne@infosec.exchange
2025-03-26T03:18:42Z
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@futurebird @vikxin I have wanted a tapetum lucidum ever since I learned about them.
(DIR) Post #AsQxJpWTEh4YS9HDma by ApostateEnglishman@mastodon.world
2025-03-26T03:23:17Z
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@futurebird @vikxin We found our now one-eyed cat in a terrible state having been in a scrap with another animal (we suspect another cat, but there's no way to be sure). The nictitating membrane of her damaged eye had completely enclosed, shielding it from further damage or infection.Unfortunately, she lost the eye anyway, but it does seem hella cool to have that ability!
(DIR) Post #AsQxpB9erHuoWLYS7U by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2025-03-26T03:28:58Z
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@futurebird @vikxin If we're swapping out our eyes, I want cephalopod eyes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_eyeHonestly, one could almost feel like human eyes were just messing around and then cephalopod eyes were what happens when one gets serious about doing them right.You brought up cuttlefish. They may even be able to distinguish polarization...
(DIR) Post #AsQyFcS5zRWqi9mouO by drahardja@sfba.social
2025-03-26T03:33:41Z
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@futurebird @vikxin Tapetum Lucidum would be fantastic but I’d settle for my rods and cones facing the right way.
(DIR) Post #AsQzCiiQLXftDpbb3A by spacegeck@astrodon.social
2025-03-26T03:44:20Z
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@futurebird @vikxin aesthetically i really want the w iris, but had to go with tapetum lucidum for its utility. it's a good fit for astronomy and my habit of never turning on the lights
(DIR) Post #AsQzZjh0sZRcugv7T6 by adrake@sfba.social
2025-03-26T03:48:33Z
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@futurebird @vikxin the tapetum lucidum hurts visual acuity IIRC (since the direct and reflected light can't both be in focus), so I'm gonna have to go for the nictitating membrane.
(DIR) Post #AsQzeyECGUVHRQwCAq by floatybirb@mastodon.social
2025-03-26T03:49:31Z
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@futurebird @vikxin I didn't know what a tapetum lucidum is before five minutes ago, but I think that would be the best because it would let me see the ghosts at night, like cats do.
(DIR) Post #AsQzhgqdL94WPIDGPQ by MLE_online@social.afront.org
2025-03-26T03:50:00Z
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@futurebird I notice constantly how bizarre mine are. I'm always texting my sister like, "why are these animals so weird?"
(DIR) Post #AsR0996QOj0Br8guJs by spacelizard@aus.social
2025-03-26T03:54:57Z
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@futurebird @vikxin Given my line of work definitely tapetum lucidum.I did have to a do a web search first to find out what it was, though.
(DIR) Post #AsRBrMK1hzwv5oL23c by eswag@dju.social
2025-03-26T06:06:11Z
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@futurebird @vikxin Lucidum because of how cool it looks when reflecting light. Probably not a good idea, however, given this new era's increased likelihood that I'll end my life in armed combat. Being shiny in the dark probably isn't adaptive in a gunfight.
(DIR) Post #AsRE9LkIn0YWQVKofw by Remittancegirl@mstdn.social
2025-03-26T06:31:51Z
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@futurebird @vikxin No more red-eye in selfied for the win!
(DIR) Post #AsRHzoxdiHDFxMHjdY by Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social
2025-03-26T07:14:58Z
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@futurebird @vikxin I mean, the question is "What can they see that I can't?"I hope it is something good, like the direction of polarized light, or deep ultra violet. Like birds eyes having that bone in them, when all the other weight was lost for flight, it better be worth it.
(DIR) Post #AsRIAFclQzwzXyUhQO by juanejot@beige.party
2025-03-26T07:16:51Z
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@futurebird @vikxin A functional democracy.
(DIR) Post #AsRWBAs3zVaAS8z7Dc by llewelly@sauropods.win
2025-03-26T09:53:55Z
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@futurebird @vikxin common buzzard closing its nictating membranes asynchronously:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Common_buzzard_yawning,_with_nictitating_membrane_visible,_in_slow_motion.webmwhat's not to love?