I wore glasses in my early high school years, and it wasn't all that uncommon that someone would toss the old 'four eyes' comment my way. But I suspect even the biggest of bullies wouldn't hurl such an insult at this newly discovered uber-predator, who quite literally has four individual eyes.
UK's Mirror reports that scientists are fairly baffled by the discovery of this four-eyed creature, which they've dubbed the Glasshead barreleye. The unique fish has actually evolved an extra set of eyes, to help it better detect prey and avoid potential predators. Found 1,000 meters deep beneath the surface of the water, in the Tasman Sea, the Glasshead barreleye's extra set of eyes give it a 360-degree field of vision, making it remarkably well adapted for deep sea survival.
One set of eyes is on top of the fish's head, pointing upwards, while the extra set is on the sides of its head, which allow it see anything that passes below or to the sides. A true predator, built for the hunt.
Suddenly, four eyes doesn't seem like such an insult, now does it?!