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The compound eye of insects.

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(a) Close-up of the eyes of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). (b) Each eye has approximately 1,000 ommatidia, which form a sheet on the surface of the eye. (c) Each ommatidium has a lens that directs light to the photosensitive rhabdom.
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7 years ago
kindly post the reference for this image
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