No Eyes? No Problem!

Eyesight is a great gift from God, even if we do not see perfectly yet. (Read 1 Corinthians 13:12.) But not all of God’s creatures have the gift of sight. In fact, a small percentage have no eyes at all, or eyes that do almost nothing. 

Remember this aboutthese naturally sightless animals: Eyeless creatures usually live•  underground,•  in caves,•  or deep in    the sea.  Click on each animal to see where it lives.

Star-Nosed MoleInstead of relying  on their tiny, almost  blind eyes, these  mammals sport  hairless pink noses  ringed by tentacles.  Their noses feel the  ground about 12  times per second!  Habitat: under moist  soil near forests,  marshes, or ponds.

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Remember this about these naturally sightless animals: Eyeless creatures usually live•  underground,•  in caves,•  or deep in    the sea.  Click on each animal to see where it lives.

Eyeless Shrimp Some of these creepers have an organ on  their backs that “sees” light. And some stay frozen solid all  winter. Habitat: ice caves or hot springs on the ocean floor.

Sinopoda Scurion  More than 1,100  kinds of huntsman  spiders exist. But  this is the first one  we know of without  eyes. Over many  years, the little  arachnid adapted to  life in its dark Laos  home. It no longer  needed eyes.  Habitat: dark caves.

Mexican TetraSome Mexican  tetra fish have  eyes and colorful  skin. Others,  who live far from  light, have lost  their pigmentation  and their eyes.  Habitat: ocean  caves.

Olm This pinkish-white aquatic salamander can live for 100 years. Its sharp non-visual senses help it hunt. Nothing around to munch? No problem. Olms can survive without food for six years! Habitat: dark caves.

Ganges River dolphinThese freshwater  dolphins have  flat corneas  (outer layers of  the eye).  They’re basically  blind and use  echolocation  to find food.  Habitat: rivers  in Asia.