eye color

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[SIZE=14pt]Hey there all, heres a little odd thing I'v seen in my Orchid female, her eye's are white in the day and are black @ night, yes black only @ night, odd but true. Any one eles seen this or something like this? [/SIZE]

 

[bassist]

Hi.This is because of the moving of pigments in the accessory pigment cells in the ommatidia. When dark, the pigments retreat, so more light reaches the retina cells (rhabdom) in the eye. This allows the mantid to perceive movements by night (enhancement of remaining light) - of course, without the sharpness of the "usual" eye. So they can catch prey by night, too. When not hungry or sick, however, the eyes retain their normal color even when dark.

Greetings,

Christian

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[Katnapper]

This is normal.

 

[PhilinYuma]

This is normal.

Not only normal, but Scientific!

Edit: Oops Bassist! You cited the thread first. Should we tell Ark Blue our secret? OK:

Ark Blue, or anyone else, for the answer to a question like this, go to the search engine and type in "eye color" with the quotation marks.

Bingo!

 

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Not only normal, but Scientific! Edit: Oops Bassist! You cited the thread first. Should we tell Ark Blue our secret? OK:

Ark Blue, or anyone else, for the answer to a question like this, go to the search engine and type in "eye color" with the quotation marks.

Bingo!

[SIZE=14pt]Ya Phil I look for eye color change and the search didn't find any mach, also it is night but the light are on in the room that they are in.[/SIZE]

 

[Rick]

Normal. Even in low light they can get dark.