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“This suggests that they really are paying attention to the direction of the pupils in the eyespots and are perceiving them as eyelike stimuli,” Rowland says.

From Scientific American • Jan. 4, 2023

In an effort to mimic early eye development, researchers have created tiny orbs of human brain tissue with rudimentary pairs of light-sensitive, eyelike structures in a lab dish.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 25, 2021

In species belonging to many different groups, he saw caterpillars or chrysalises that bore all sorts of paired eyelike markings of various color schemes, with round or slit pupils.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2010

Shefford saw a steep, rough slope leading up to a bulge of the cliff, and finally he made out strange little houses with dark, eyelike windows.

From The Rainbow Trail by Grey, Zane

He thought a bit, and then started experimenting with the eyelike membranes.

From A Voyage to Arcturus by Lindsay, David