New species of freaky cube-shaped creature with 24 eyes found in Hong Kong pond

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That’s weird.

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Simple eyes that detect light can be found even in unicellular organisms, but I think it’s fascinating that creatures like this can get use out of images with no central nervous system.

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We have no clue how consciousness works, what is required for it or how to quantify it. Yet another of those topics that is an absolutely endless rabbithole!

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Non centralized nervous systems do some odd stuff.

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The question of course is whether this species is as venomous as the others.

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The bleed between Minecraft and RL is increasing.

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… and not for its preferred dwelling? Huh.

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Octo-Blinky.

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