stackyFACTSHaving an entire biological backup eye purely for detecting shadows sounds like extreme paranoid behavior. Many lizards, including iguanas, have a parietal eye hidden under the scales on the top of their skull. It cannot form detailed images, but it easily detects changes in light to warn them of predatory birds swooping down from above.
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