Can you think of any animal with no eyes?

**anto1208** · 26/01/2006, 2:26 PM

that lives on land there are a few fish ( jellyfish) but i cant think of any land or air animals ...

**Schumi** · 26/01/2006, 2:30 PM

Assuming this isn't the lead up to a bad joke...

I'd say there's animals that spend their whole lives in pitch dark caves that have evolved without eyes. I don't know any specific examples though.

**anto1208** · 26/01/2006, 2:34 PM

no its no joke , im trying to think of one , was thinking about evolution and how animals that developed eyes where better at hunting avoiding danger etc so the ones with out eyes died out , but i was wondering did any species survive .there is allways an exception .

i know ive way too much time on my hands

**Eire06** · 26/01/2006, 2:39 PM

Some salamanders that live in dark caves and certain fish that live near deep Ocean beds have no eyes! This is because they do not need eyes, since in light never ever reaches them! Some of them have rudimentary eyes with permanently closed eyelids over them, while in some the eyes are totally absent.

**The Stars** · 26/01/2006, 2:39 PM

the 3 blind mice?

**Schumi** · 26/01/2006, 2:44 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

the 3 blind mice?

They still had eyes though.

**Block G Raptor** · 26/01/2006, 2:52 PM

Earthworms , slugs, snails
several insects

**pineapple stu** · 26/01/2006, 2:54 PM

FAI officials?

Or is that just that they can't see where they're leading the league?

**anto1208** · 26/01/2006, 2:54 PM

we know about the fish allright , im trying to think of land living animals out in the sunshine ,that survived with out eyes .

aparently etes are mutated light sensitive brain cells that evolved into eyes , so surely if this is the case there would be evidence of animal with no eyes

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Earthworms , slugs, snails
several insects

good thinking out of you ,ill be able to sleep tonight !

**Block G Raptor** · 26/01/2006, 3:39 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

good thinking out of you ,ill be able to sleep tonight !

My Pleasure,
I knew Leaving Cert. Biology would come in handy for something someday

something ill never forget is that earthworms reproduction and digestive system is the same thing, now why didn't they make women like that?

**anto1208** · 26/01/2006, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

My Pleasure,
I knew Leaving Cert. Biology would come in handy for something someday

something ill never forget is that earthworms reproduction and digestive system is the same thing, now why didn't they make women like that?

is there anything bigger i was hopeing for somethig like a tiger but i guess they be more widely know if there was

**The Stars** · 26/01/2006, 4:56 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

is there anything bigger i was hopeing for somethig like a tiger but i guess they be more widely know if there was

no i think Tigers have eyes.....Tony the Tiger does anyway.

**Gerrit** · 27/01/2006, 12:08 AM

The one one-celled creature is so small that there's no room for an eye

But seriously, this is one of the most bizarre questions ever on a football forum -- yet, as no one will know an easy answer and no one wants to admit he doesn't know, it's fascinating to stay thinking until I found one

whatever they're called, the flesh-eating species in the film "The decent" were completely blind and physically adapted to eternal darkness

(still ****ed cause Nora-Jane Noone kept her clothing on in this film though)

**hamish** · 27/01/2006, 12:55 AM

I think that there are certain breeds of bats that are genuinely blind. Most bats have poor eyesight anyway but there are one or two bat species that are fully blind. Saw something about them on one of those Animal Planet channels a good while ago.