The ocean is a massive body of water that is extremely deep. It is so deep that light can’t reach the bottom of the ocean. Because of this, and also because of extreme conditions underwater, it is difficult to map the ocean. As evidence, only 20% of it has been mapped so far. A way to solve this problem is inspired by the mantis shrimp. The mantis shrimp is a large shrimp that lives on the seabed. The way it finds its prey is by using its ability to detect polarized light, allowing it to see in the water efficiently and quickly. By attaching a camera that detects polarization patterns of light waves on a gps, they can see as far as fifty meters. This is still a new technology and so the range of errors is large, however given enough time it will be possible to fix the flaws and use it to map all of the ocean floors.
