Welcome back useless
information sponges for another exciting edition of Nerd Fact Of The Period!
♪♫NERD FACT OF THE
TIME PERIOD! ♪♫
(I am aware this
jingle doesn't translate through text so to help you the tune is DOO-BE-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOOOOBEDOO.
Pretty sure that explains it accurately)
How many eyes do
lizards have?
Two I hear you say...
Then I laugh in your
face whilst wearing my giant novelty nerd glasses!
Lizards actually have
three eyes. The Parietal eye is located on top of the head between the eyes.
Whilst not as developed as the main eyes it is capable of detecting changes in
light (useful when your main predators are birds). Although in some reptiles
such as the Tuatara it is more developed with a retina and lens.
Okay so its small enough that people generally wouldn't know
this but still. Why don't people know this!?
If this was taught to me as a child then it would make
animals that extra bit awesome. These are the types of facts kids need to get
enthused!
But anyways, on a scale of one to awesome, lizards are at
least a 16.
All hail the mighty triclops!!
♪♫NERD FACT OF THE
TIME PERIOD! ♪♫
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