The chiton is a rather timid sea creature that spends its time clinging to rocks and grazing. But one fascinating aspect of its anatomy is probably what keeps it alive. The chiton's body is covered ...

You'd probably walk past a chiton without even seeing it. These creatures often look like nothing more than another speck of seaweed on the crusty intertidal rocks. But it sees you. At least, if it's ...

Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators, scientists say. Daniel Speiser, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of ...

When it comes to hard stares and stony gazes, no animal can match the chiton, a small mollusk with eyes made of rock crystal. Now a new study shows just what these strange eyes are capable of.

Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators, scientists say. Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple ...

A scientist studying the defenses of mollusks called chitons thinks these sea creatures might be less primitive than expected. By JoAnna Klein Why did the chiton roll into a ball? “To get to the other ...

A marine mollusk built like a tiny tank can see with eyes made of the same material as its armor. Acanthopleura granulata is a chiton, a pill bug of the sea. This animal has a shell made of ...

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DURHAM, N.C. – Using eyes made of a calcium carbonate crystal, a simple mollusk may have evolved enough vision to spot potential predators, scientists say. The three-inch-long mollusks, called chitons ...