Comments on: Mothman’s Eyes: What Color?

By: MindEcdysiast

MindEcdysiast — Fri, 25 May 2007 17:29:59 +0000

Where in nature, except for bad photography, do we find animals that reflect red eyes? I think only fish do (without doing major research). As far as I can remember I have seen green, blue or yellow, never have seen red. Then again, if the witness was so close that they can actually see the eye, I’m sure they can figure out the difference between the pupils and the rest of the eye. In which case, for hominids at least, only what would be the white area is the only part that turns red.

Anyone out there with a medical background or doctorate in ocular research or medicine, please correct me or guide my misled conclusions…

I have seen bats at night and their eyes reflected back as yellow, I am extremely sure so do owls.

By: things-in-the-woods

things-in-the-woods — Fri, 25 May 2007 14:06:55 +0000

Gotta be red.

By: BugMO

BugMO — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:07:05 +0000

Red eyes.

By: Double Naught Spy

Double Naught Spy — Thu, 24 May 2007 23:34:34 +0000

Red!

By: stormwalkernz1

stormwalkernz1 — Thu, 24 May 2007 21:08:04 +0000

I think where it comes to cryptids, or in fact any beast that we want to instill a sense of fear, red eye colouring triggers the primal instinct in us when our ancestors sat around the fire and watch the glowing eyes circle looking for the next potential meal.

Psychologically, the red eye colour creates a sense of doom and foreboding that seems appropriate for these mysterious creatures, it gives them the “Scare Factor”.

How many times have we seen comic books and children’s toys, showing Bigfoot with glowing red scary eyes, all used to make the beast seem large and terrifying? For scarability, nothing beats a set of glowing red eyes.

By: Raptorial

Raptorial — Thu, 24 May 2007 17:09:30 +0000

The green glow makes him look a bit…stupid. Death red all the way.

By: Selrach

Selrach — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:37:08 +0000

No doubt, classic “bicycle reflector” red.

By: drjon

drjon — Thu, 24 May 2007 14:22:26 +0000

Red. Definitely red.

And what’s with giving Mothman a head? Boo!

By: elsanto

elsanto — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:37:42 +0000

This really is a question of feeling vs. form or art as accurate representation vs. interpretation. We might as well be dicussing pointilism vs. impressionism…

Just my two cents.

By: robin_bellamy

robin_bellamy — Thu, 24 May 2007 13:12:43 +0000

If the goal is art, than any interpretation is acceptable. But if the goal is factual representation, none of those look remotely close to what I saw.