compound eye (IMAGE)

Technische Universität Dresden

compound eye

Caption

Transmission light micrograph of the inside of the compound eye of the horseshoe crab showing the array of light-collecting lenses. The lenses appear dark or bright depending on the viewing angle.

Credit

Oliver Spaeker

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