prey with the grasping claws on the end of its long tubular proboscis (like an elephant’s trunk). Even more astounding are the five eyes on stalks! I thought this weirdo would serve as an introduction to October, or Eye Month for #InsertAnInvert2024. 🧵2/2

Do you know if that eye arrangement is the basis for arthropods' current eye situation, with usually two compound eyes plus a cluster of ocelli on top (arachnids excluded, ofc)