Some animals, like lizards and snakes, can see in the dark! This is something that only a few animals can really do. These animals can see as well in the dark as they do during the day! They are able to do this because of the structure of their eyes. Eyes are made up of two types of light-sensing cells: rods and cones. Rods sense black and white light. Cones sense colors. The rod cells are used to see in low light and the cone cells are used to see in daylight. Humans have more cone cells than rod cells in our eyes because we use our eyes more in the daytime when there is lot of light available. Nocturnal animals, on the other hand, have more rod cells because they need to see more in low light. Since the animals have more rod cells that help them see in low light, they are able to see in the dark!
