Why does the box jellyfish have 24 eyes I know that they use two for colour but what are the other twentie two for

Question: Why does the box jellyfish have 24 eyes I know that they use two for colour but what are the other twentie two for
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  animal,
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Asked by Sarah207 to Jasmine on 9 Nov 2018.
- Jasmine answered on 9 Nov 2018:
  
  That’s right, they use two for seeing things in colour and the rest of their eyes are very sensitive to light so they use them for knowing when it’s daytime because they migrate to the surface of the water to feed on plankton during the day.

Sarah207 commented on 9 Nov 2018:

Thanks for answering my question and that’s so cool!

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Question: Why does the box jellyfish have 24 eyes I know that they use two for colour but what are the other twentie two for