Many animals have the capacity to see light frequencies we cannnot. For example, honey bees can see ultraviolet, and many flowers have patterns on their petals that are not visible to the naked human eye that become visible under ultraviolet light, that aid bees in locating nectar and pollen. We already admire flowers for their beauty, but imagine being able to see the additional beauty visible to the bees. But there is one creature that makes me marvel even more at its visual capabilities...
The Mantis Shrimp
The eye of the mantis shrimp has at least 16 different photoreceptors, of which 12-13 are cones for detecting colour. Moreover, they are capable of seeing polarised light. If the world looks as amazing as it does through our human eyes, imagine how amazing it would look through the eyes of the mantis shrimp...