Ant compound eye,coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The units in a compound eye,the ommatidia,each contain a cornea and photoreceptor cells. Each ommatidium is capped by a cuticular biconvex lens,and it is the cumulative effect of these that produces the vision of a compound eye. A compound eye is not very good at distinguishing detail,but it does enable the detection of tiny movements. This is one of the compound eyes of a garden ant. Magnification: x350 when printed at 10 centimetres across | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Hughes, Louise |
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