How do species with ability to project high energy beam from its eyes prevent overheating?
I've a creature that can focus CO2 laser through the len of the unique eyeball as means of self defense mechanism via natural selection. Now using the same natural selection process how can such creature prevent the laser from overheating the eye? Kindly use magic sparingly else face the wrath of my creature, it likes to put on a cape which do little to lessen the build up of heat. As usual answer that enables the species to shoot laser the longest duration wins.
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Radiator Fins
Blood, lymph, or some other liquid is pumped around the ocular lasing organs to absorb waste heat and then through a radiator fin, where the heat is radiated off through the high surface area.
Weather and temperatures would have an affect on how much the laser could be used without maxing out the radiator efficiency.
It could also work similar to a bat wing, where it extends out when needed to provide a large surface area, and then folds up to conserve warmth when it's not.
It's liquid cooling for the eyes.
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