Beetle compound eye. Polarised light micrograph of a portion of the compound eye of a great diving beetle (Dytiscus sp.),showing the massed circular lenses of the simple eyes,the ommatidia. Each lens will produce a spot of coloured light and the thousands of coloured spots from the compound eye will form the coloured picture the beetle sees. Magnification: x36 when printed at 10 centimetres across | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Wheeler, Dr. Keith |
Taille de l’image : | 4900 px × 3738 px |
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