Eye spots 👁️👄👁️

[@Tommy-nh4su]

There's also a species of oval shaped fish which have fake eyes to make it harder for predators to predict which way they'll swim if attacked.

[@aztro.99]

yoo the 50/50 mixup irl????

[@nandushyam1414]

Free fire brut❤😊🎉😂😮

[@panfarmld9664]

nature be like: "I don't know why but they worked"

[@Forklightning]

That's literally evolution in a nutshell.

[@Urkikk]

It just work. Just the way Todd intended.

[@Yellowc0ld]

@@Urkikkthank you Todd 🫶🫶

[@HaHa00193]

​@@Yellowc0ld,thank you, Todd, for inventing googly eyes on animals

[@akatsukihajime6100]

​@@Urkikktf😂 who's Todd

[@Azyraasr]

Nature is just a big child doing random crap until it works

[@heehoopeanut420]

I mean, yeah😂 That's evolution for ya, I like how you put it😂😂

[@Half_Duck]

Tianlan

[@aluni4045]

True though 😂

[@Exquailibur]

yeah an sometimes that means wasps that mind control animals by stinging them, they then lay an egg inside of the thing and the larvae eats the vital organs last to ensure it stays as fresh as possible. The baby wasp then bursts out like an alien fully grown and ready to go commit war crimes.

[@NeyamStar]

Ikr

[@Ambipie]

Predatory smalls fall victim to "its looking at me" but humans know exactly what constitutes an eye, so we are secondaries with the mind of a tertiary

[@doggoborgir8935]

Snake head caterpillar:

[@narrativeless404]

​@@doggoborgir8935 Well, it's scary and still kinda works as long as you don't look closer

[@ryanjoshuacalo9146]

Don't we get scared by things that look like eyes in random places?

[@doggoborgir8935]

@@ryanjoshuacalo9146 butterflies exist sometimes

[@pestbasin20407]

​@@ryanjoshuacalo9146 all of the time

[@Frogs_are_the-coolest]

I heard that they are meant to trick predators by making it look like their going in the opposite direction of what their actually going in.

[@kj123._.]

I've heard that it makes the prey look bigger, because of how big the "eyes" are compared to the actual size of the prey, the predators think that whatever the prey is on (like a tree) is actually also part of its body

[@ourochroma]

next time when walking on a national park, I will bring a nice jacket with huge eyes on the back.

[@TaLeng2023]

Buy a Halloween mask, preferably with large scary eyes and wear it at the back of your head.

[@mandyeosphantasmas1202]

Not only will ypu alert predators, yoi might also scare away some people 😂

[@The_Darke_Lorde]

Or a big ole mask with big ole eyes on the back of your head

[@beepboop7219]

​@@TaLeng2023at that point, just wear a hyper realistic face mask behind your head to give that conjoined twin look

[@Jellybean-cakehound]

Recommendations: any weirdcore thing Its orelse a mushroom 🍄 with each dot an eye or a tv with eyes

[@GippyHappy]

Well if my cheeseburger had huge eyes staring at me I’d probably be weirded out too tbh

[@michelehemlokhexwhite4310]

😂😂😂 true!

[@Ria-sd2ex]

Naw, it's chill😂

[@xanderyodz9514]

So true hahaha 😂

[@no-kx6ld]

Snack bug ahh thing

[@Marz-SPS]

Bugsnax ​@@no-kx6ld

[@DiamondAppendixVODs]

Reminds me of that study I heard of where painting eyes on walls lowered crime rates in an area. Eyes just freak creatures out

[@totallytravicious]

More often than not it turns out to be a little bit of both and maybe some third reason we don't know yet. But I feel like the more BRIGHT the colors are, the more likely it's to be just aposomatic, and the more muted and monochrom it is, the more it's supposed to look as if it's looking back. Like especially the tiger ears, that's not really gonna SCARE anything at all lol, not as much as what they're attached to by a LANDSLIDE

[@timothyroberg8682]

Eyes would not stop animals from eating. Now, colors would unless we talking about the toadfrog, which shoots poison from it's eyes.

[@tokofukawap4055]

It does tho, certain groups of people in Asia and even in Africa wear masks on the back of their heads to prevent attacks from tigers and lions respectively.

[@ElsaAntonio-y9g]

Huh

[@anrye]

they *_what_*

[@individual1st648]

what's the scientific name of that, it doesn't appear in search results

[@Number1drizzilefan]

It might stop ambush predators from wasting their energy on a hunting strategy they're not adapted for

[@The_Last_Earthbender]

For the butterfly one, their wings look like owl eyes and because owls are very good predators, some animals often avoid those butterflies as they think they’re owls

[@Griffin050A1t]

“Ooooo there’s a tasty li-ERUGH WHAT THE FUCĶ IS THAT”

[@OwariOmori]

Weirdcore fans will love this

[@AllanGuiHaya70]

That butterfly tho... I gotta draw it IMMEDIATELY!!!!

[@_HueyFrr]

Sure will

[@GoodOldOddity013]

Can confirm, I love it I have also never been attacked by a lion!! But that may be because I don't live near lions

[@Imscreaminginagonyx_khabs]

Yep I "totally" liked it(THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME THE EYE ON THE COW'S BUTT IS GOING NEAR ME/j)

[@Traper_T]

Normal scientists: cure to cancer, levitation, AI and particle accelerators Scientists in Botswana: lets paint eys on cow's butt

[@drillbitz2816]

They’re not the same type of scientists

[@fulana_de_tal]

Scientists in Botswana casualy doing all the real work

[@ythegamerita]

I hate it when biologists don't work on ai and particle accelerators smh my head 😤

[@mossycorpse]

my guy, there are many different sciences, linguistics, psychology, biology, geology, physics, etc. they don't do even remotely the same stuff. the only thing that connects them is that experiments can be performed to test a hypothesis

[@francescacastronovo647]

Unfortunately all the "normal scientists" do doesn't work unless is something bad and useless like AI

[@alis_the_kiwi]

Like to imagine a predator going "uhhh no, these spots are way too conspicuous, aren't these things supposed to hide or something? Definitely a trap. Not eating that."

[@ZCisCool]

Could it not be for both reasons?

[@Nightmarroon-eb9jg]

What others hear:"butterfly,fish,frogs" What i hear: "Butterfly,(female dog), frog"

[@phynt4366]

i say it works because if predator thinks they 're spotted but their supposed prey is just waiting for them it inflicts fear and if it isn't an eye they think it is a wolf in a sheeps clothes thus being scared. in the end its just fear

[@wildguy4773]

Fun fact, men in India often wear masks behind their heads when entering river, tigers oftenly drag people from boats and kayaks so using those masks reduces the risk of tiger grabbing you

[@Piku_gram]

It's more of a "shit, our eyes met. Now it's awkward. Guess I'll starve"

[@dylanothnielyap1009]

sometimes predators also use these "eyes" to trick prey into thinking that it was a smaller animal

[@xanderyodz9514]

Lion: Is that cow have eyes on its butt? Is that an Alien? I just want to eat a cow not an Alien 😂

[@aroach4689]

Eye spots can serve yet another purpose too. Often times they will be located on non vital areas to draw focus away from the real eyes. Predators will attack these less lethal spots allowing them a chance to escape even after being injured. Better to be bit on the ass than dead, as the wise ZeFrank once said

[@Minillaa]

bear:im gonna destroy you human:*uses jacket civered in painted eyes* bear:have a nice day

[@CharlieWilson1987]

You could say it's an... Optimal solution.

[@Hugo-yz1vb]

They all do their little bits of trolling

[@JuanMego-p5b]

The zoology is interesting to learn 😅.

[@jannahandrade154]

Why Does The Butterfly Look like a Moth?

[@lorinckorodi4789]

What the hell a tiger has to scare away?

[@Roofed_X321]

Maybe not to scare away but to make its prey think that they are watching it

[@soragami6247]

Simple. Other tigers. Tigers are solitary in nature, and have pretty big territories. So the only reason another tiger is in anothers territory is if its looking for a mate, or looking to usurp the territory. Having fake eyes on the back of their head might persuade sneak attacks from rival tigers since they might think they are being watched.

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

Fighting back. It's not worth killing another animal if you get very battered in exchange, unless you're starving.

[@shauryamukherjee8273]

Nah if u shoot them then u don't get injured​@@mr.cauliflower3536

[@ATEG8374]

Humans

[@MasterChief_XL]

Just imagine you chilling with your homes, eating grass until you feel wet stuff on your cheeks 💀

[@DhrubaSau]

Imagine the predator getting a bombastic side eye 💀

[@TomTheDankMemer]

My theory was always like "Hey, if a predator tried to kill me, I could just trick it into thinking I'm a BIGGER predator and could kill THEM!"

[@caydecatt9650]

So what are the biblically accurate angels hiding from...?

[@TitaniumRider]

As a kid, i was afraid of butterflies bc of the creepy eyes

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

I went to a museum last Saturday and they had this big butterfly enclosure, and I got to see owl butterflies up close, they are so cool, they're freaking huge and their wings are gorgeous

[@eynjuli1414]

This looks like minutearth.

[@ihyaakmal5995]

It's the same artist I think

[@wildguy4773]

Peacocks do the same thing. Males often stay with females who raises chicks and share parenting duties, they evolved alongside tigers, leopards, sloth bears and dholes and they use exactly their tail, not only to impress the ladies but also to make themselfs bigger with feathers replicating the eyes wich cares most predators

[@jirredvang901]

What I want to know is, why do tigers have eyes on the back of their ears???? Like what is going to attack a damn 900 lb apex cat?

[@Thomas_is_the_ST4RR]

some insects have scary circles thing that look like eyes but they aren’t really eyes but they have that so it will scare the predator away it’s called an adaptation i think.

[@no_good_at_names]

i think also perhaps that the big, sometimes bright designs on the pray trick the predators into thinking that they’re also predators and that they’re not who they’re looking for

[@lucianheartfillia5187]

"My eyes are up here. And also down there"

[@Alice-the-Bibi]

Some butterflies clearly imitates eyes, they even fake the white little reflection that gives life to eyes

[@MommyDuolingo]

I’m sorry- Why does a tiger need the eyes to scare predators away? WHAT HUNTS TIGERS? GUYS?

[@SnowdropNhd]

Now the prey can "scare them away!"

[@VortexAnimatez]

I SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THE PEACOCK JUMPING SPIDER! I LOVE JUMPING SPIDERS

[@S.Togsbayar]

Maybe i shouldnt have painted eyes on my kid

[@vengerseven]

Why did I think this was minute earth 😭

[@Ninjask720]

But then how come we don't even realize fake eyes exist until someone tells us it's a thing? It's not even a predator/prey thing, since tigers also have them. (And we aren't prey either)

[@TheSpookPost]

Spiders do entire faces.. or emojis I guess

[@vlachy]

It's never "because". Evolution is pretty much random. What works, survives and has babies...

[@ShyamMb-i2c]

Lion:Ah ****, it's an elephant! And... wait, is it barfing?

[@Average-honkai-player]

Downside of areas where eyes are painted on cows to protect them (and in some places people sometimes wear masks on the back of their heads) is that tigers are getting better at figuring out the trick.

[@duphasdan]

Imagine getting a steak and it has plastic googly eyes on it.

[@AnEffingPinkCatThatBreathes]

I remember reading somewhere that a species of butterfly had eye spots on its wings, not to scare off predators, but to trick them into pecking at the wings instead of their actual eyes. Pecking at the eyes would kill the butterfly, while pecking at the eyespots only damages the wings.

[@Guppylover_2013]

Fun fact (that no one cares about) : butterflies don't have fake eyes but moths have them 😐

[@decora6260]

Perhaps it was like: "oohhh im gonna be sneaky sneaky" *Bombastic side eye 👀 "DARN IT, IT SPOT ME!!"

[@a.edmonstone2003]

"Alright those cows are looking the other way.. wait what? What are the humans doing? No! Damn it the cows know I'm here!"

[@wolveswordlupus]

MinuteEarth?

[@PPBC_TerraformedVenus]

Im just simply surprised that that Botswana is the country that did that experiment

[@TsukiKageTora]

The reason why animals don’t eat ladybugs are because bright colors in nature often mean “I’m poisonous”

[@Szpieg2000]

I like how science is always like "It MUST be this one not the other" like both answers can't be correct it's always got to be 1

[@Skittlescake]

What makes me insanely DIE of laughter: 1. Eyes on "GYATTTT" 2. Bish ( Bitch ) 3. Eyed Butterfly-

[@Fenny2024]

Alright putting a shirt with eyes on my list.

[@Scytherlover900]

What if they were eyes the entire time

[@ELIASKball]

Me: *find myself in front of a lion "hey look I have eyes ... run away " famous last words

[@I_LOVE_KINITO]

Did that lion meow?

[@VeteranVandal]

Walk as a biblically accurate angel as protective armor.

[@xSkiTtle_x0311]

That line sounds lowkey metal asf.

[@suenoslucidos3899]

I'm with the lion if my food suddenly has eyes on its butt Ima keep moving

[@ROTTEN_MOONLIGHT]

I think its bc predators suspect prey animals to have more a camouflaged appearance to hide from them, so seeing something like BIG OL EYES or wacky shapes up in there face catches them off guard

[@legendary2269]

Cow turned into elephant 😂

[@spinonoorsYT]

I thought it was to trick predators to bite that part thinking it would become blind. But i guess that's wrong

[@insertnamehere9835]

I got an answer to the delama : why not both ?

[@maemayhem08]

Nah it’s bill cypher

[@sonali111]

BOTSWANA MENTIONED?! 🇧🇼💯

[@alexoblivion9295]

Many lions. Died. To bring us this information.

[@anomalocarisfan45]

In the Amazon river and it's tributaries, this phenomenon gets very interesting. A majority of South American Cichlids have fake eyes, but what for? Cichlids are known to be some of the most territorial, aggressive freshwater fishes. The average cichlid grows to 1ft, and one in the Amazon reaches 3ft. The main hypothesis is to stop their fins from being attacked by fish (mainly characins like piranha, bucktooth tetra, payara, etc). I'm still wondering why these aggressive fish need to defend themselves against piranha, a school of most cichlids could beat a school of piranhas imo

[@paulagoeringer9466]

Which begs the question, why do tigers have eye spots on the back of their ears? They're the biggest predator in their areas. What could they possibly need protection from?

[@fgvcosmic6752]

Most likely is just "It works, so nature kept them"

[@GhostOfJade]

Tigers have those black and white spots on the back of their ears to mimic eyes. The bigger question is why a dangerous predator like tigers even have that mechanism

[@mandyeosphantasmas1202]

You are telling me that the solutiom for farmers to keep their cows safe wo having to kill the predators are GOOGLY EYES OM THE BUTT?? I love life sometimes

[@ashcarlisle9011]

You are definitely not minutearth

[@zmerk253]

I think it's basically psychological warfare, and animals are very observant and all process eye contact differently, mostly in negative or impartial ways so its been successful.

[@drake1640]

I am less scared of tigers, but I am terrified of why tigers have this and what it is supposed to trick

[@OniwaPenut]

Lion:"imagine have eyes on your butt HA-HA-HA-HA"

[@revol_000]

Predators tend to attack prey that doesn't see them - eye spots create an ilusion causing predators to think that the prey is always looking at them (even if it quite literally turns it's back on them)

[@Kaythesuperspeed]

“Dude your butt is alive” ☠️

[@Ph4ntomHourGlass]

Tigers have white spots on the back of their ears so predators think they're eyes and don't catch them. This makes me slightly less scared of tigers and a whole lot more scared of whatever a tiger considers a predator...

[@bobjhon7391]

It probably works against ambush predators since they won’t attack if they think you can see them, many tribes in Africa where masks on the back of their heads for this reason. So I think fake eye spots isn’t adapted for the intended effect for an individual species, like fake eyes or surprise, but instead are adapted to have various effects on their given predators. So a butterfly doesn’t have fake eyes to trick all predators it has fake eyes, but it might trick some birds it has fake eyes and look way bigger but may also confuse a lizard.

[@hellow8]

So it's kind of like how this one species of butterflies protects themselves by looking like a poisonous species

[@2minified]

no cause they scare me, especially on butterflies 😭

[@coolknight2622]

Now why would an tiger need those fake eyes?

[@samael1669]

so, if tigers have false eyes on the back of their ears, this would mean that at one point in history, they had predators. so my question is, what kind of animal do tigers fear that much that they had to evolve this way ?

[@goober2763VR]

that butterfly came straight out of miitopia

[@Mirrormice]

Maybe animals are just scared when they see something that has a familiar shape but with more eyes on different places, like how people are sometimes scared of spiders because they have too many eyes

[@beansgames7053]

Thats why the cows always talking shit.

[@Magic_Unicorn1391]

Imagine being the lion like bro what kind of cows are these

[@jezelltarrosa7037]

The cow in the end Human: *panting fake eyes on the cow but* Lion: what the what * runs* Cow:NooooOOoOOoOoOoOOooOoooOoo

[@Ria-sd2ex]

Lion to pride: IstG the cow's butt had eyes😮!!!

[@anouarthecactus]

I'm assuming that the fake eyes on the back of an animal trick the predator into thinking they caught prey so that the animal makes a quick escape

[@yaboysix]

I was today years old when i learned that TIGERS have false eyes on the back of their ears lol