I was curious about the three little orbs on the forehead and found this on wikipedia about Ocelli (singular Ocellus): "Dorsal ocelli are light-sensitive organs found on the dorsal (top-most) surface or frontal surface of the head of many insects, e.g. Hymenoptera (bees, ants, wasps, sawflies), Diptera (flies), Odonata (dragonflies, damselflies), Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts) and Mantodea (mantises). The ocelli coexist with the compound eyes; thus, most insects possess two anatomically separate and functionally different visual pathways."
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8 ай бұрын
Yeah it's interesting that with all the apparent sophistication of the big compound eyes, there's still some benefit to having those simple little ocelli too. Also interesting that their tiny brains process information from two completely separate visual systems.
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