Most successful animal -- with no eyes?

And how many surviving no eye deer have you seen, huh.
They really are not all that successful :smiley:

Si

I’ve looked, but can’t find it (yet), but I remember a documentary type TV program from a few years ago that featured, among other things, a mammal slightly larger than a large mouse that lived exclusively underground and had no eyes.

Are you thinking of the Naked Mole Rat?

They have eyes, but with poor visual acuity.

Si

Hmm. Possibly. I remember the animal being much hairier and without eyes, but I will also admit to the possibility of a faulty memory.

You’re probably thinking of the Marsupial Mole, whose eyes have degenerated to the point that there is no longer any actual function, just vestigial bodies. (Or possibly the Golden Mole, which is similar, though much less cute.)

Yep, one of those two are probably it.

Nematodes. Brilliant!

22 Grammys, 20 or so #1 hits and he ain’t even done yet!