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Mantis shrimp have 12 to 16 types of color receptors. Humans have 3.

Despite all those receptors, studies suggest they are not better than us at telling similar colors apart. Their eyes may work more like fast color scanners.

Source: Wikipedia: Mantis shrimp

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