Fruit fly (Tephritis postica) head. Each compound eye (green) is made up of numerous simple eyes called ommatidia. Each ommatidium sends a signal to the fly's brain,which combines the thousands of images to form a mosaic view of the world. The image is not sharp but is excellent at detecting movement | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Reusens, Nicolas |
Taille de l’image : | 5240 px × 3352 px |
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