5 species of animals that are born blind

Visual perception plays a major role in the animal kingdom, especially to identify the sources of food, and avoid prey. For this reason, blindness in animals is a research topic that is unique.

Here is a list of animal species blind.

1. Star nosed mole

Star Nosed Mole is a real animal (not known to many people). Its habitat ranges from Canada to Georgia. People rarely see because they live in swamps and wetlands. He was nearly blind and animals use star-shaped meat to taste in his nose.

2. Cave fish

Cave Fish can only be found in the cave that has a flow to it. They do not have functional eyes and pigmentation. They have sensory papillae forming lines on their skin, which they use to help them navigate a dark environment. The majority of cave fish have little or no pigment in their skin.

3. Blind snake

These snakes resemble earthworms long. They live in underground burrows, and not menggunakkan anything to see, most of the rest of their eyes can not be used. The picture below is the western blind snake. This snake, pink, purple, brown or silver-colored, shiny, brown, cylindrical, and blunt at both ends, and has a light-detecting black eyespots.

4. Texas blind salamander

Texas blind salamander, living in caves can reach an adult length of about 13 centimeters. His eyes were small and hidden under the skin. Salamanders spend their entire lives in darkness.

5. Blind spider

Of the 850 new species discovered during a survey in the Australian underground habitats, spiders blind, was "totally unexpected things in unexpected places," team member Steve Cooper, of the South Australian Museum, said in October 2009. For example, a scientist found an arachnid in western Australia's dry pastureland that has been estimated that only exist in the rainforest - the first time the species in the group ever found in Australia, said Cooper.