Animals: Pit vipers (like rattlesnakes) see INFRARED — heat. The…

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Did you know? Pit vipers (like rattlesnakes) see INFRARED — heat. They have a special "pit organ" between eye and nostril with thermal receptors, more sensitive than modern night-vision goggles. At night they can catch prey with perfect precision without seeing anything with their regular eyes.

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Pit vipers (like rattlesnakes) see INFRARED — heat. They have a special "pit organ" between eye and nostril with thermal receptors, more sensitive than modern night-vision goggles. At night they can catch prey with perfect precision without seeing anything with their regular eyes.

Pit-adders (zoals ratelslangen) zien INFRA-rood — warmte. Ze hebben tussen oog en neusgat een speciaal "groef-orgaan" met thermische receptoren, gevoeliger dan moderne nachtkijkers. 's Nachts kunnen ze prooi vangen met perfecte precisie zonder iets te zien met hun gewone ogen.

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