#InsertAnInvert2024 Eyes - Compound eyes Compound eyes are made of many lens eyes packed together, giving the animal a wider vision and the ability to detect fast movement. This eye arrangement can greatly range in numbers, with Australia's petaltail dragonflies having up to 24k little eyes. 🎨 🐡

Whoa, this is amazing! Such a gorgeous closeup of that face.

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Yes apparently some people did count the little eyes.

On the morphology of the compound eyes of dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera), with special reference to their role in prey capture

Download Citation | On the morphology of the compound eyes of dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera), with special reference to their role in prey capture | SYNOPSIS Measurements of important characters in...