10-inch diameter eyeball: Better to see you with

Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

The eye of the largest invertebrate on the planet measures up to 10 inches in diameter, about as large as a dinner plate. Given the size of these animals — the largest of which ever found was 59 feet in length and weighed nearly a ton — it's no wonder the giant squid has the biggest eye in the animal kingdom.

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