How Do Animals See In The Dark? Creature Night Vision - Episode 43
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 616 Ratings
🗓️ 17 September 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
How do wolves, mountain lions, porcupines, and other animals see in the dark? Discover God’s amazing design of night vision.
Here’s our trail map:
- What Are Nocturnal and Crepuscular Animals?
- What Animals Have Night Vision?
- How Does Night Vision Work?
- How Does God Help Us See Clearly In The Dark?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“…God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.” 1 John 1:5 (NLT)
“The Light (Jesus) shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it.” John 1:5 (NCV)
“Your word is like a lamp for my feet and a light for my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NCV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Nocturnal: Creatures that are mostly active at night.
Crepuscular: Creatures that are mostly active at dawn and dusk.
Tapetum Lucidum: Reflective layer in some eyes that reflects light.
Photoreceptors: Special cells in an eye that take in light and send messages to the brain.
Rods: Special photoreceptor cells that help see brightness. Rods help with night vision.
Diurnal: Creatures that are mostly active during the day.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
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| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello world. |
| 0:32.7 | Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:38.7 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:43.3 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:46.2 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:48.0 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:52.1 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible, and |
| 0:57.0 | his created world with you. |
| 1:10.1 | Have you ever been in a very dark room or area and you can't see a thing? |
| 1:16.9 | Maybe you raise your hand in front of your face, but you can't even make out the outline of your fingers. |
| 1:23.5 | But then, after a few moments, you begin seeing the shapes of things. |
| 1:29.1 | Sometimes we call this letting our eyes adjust to the dark. |
| 1:34.0 | Even though our eyes can adjust a bit to the dark, we still cannot see very well. |
| 1:40.0 | But God created some creatures to see very well in the dark. Today we will learn about some of those |
| 1:47.4 | creatures and their night vision. You know, sometimes we can feel a bit in the dark when it comes to |
| 1:56.2 | math. Like we just can't see the answer to an addition or subtraction or multiplication problem. |
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