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Compound eye

A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It may consist of thousands of ommatidia, which are tiny independent photoreception units that consist of a cornea, lens, and photoreceptor cells which distinguish brightness and color.

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Compound eye

Nodes40
Edges39
Triples44
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.05
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related to Cultural references · 14
Compound eye → Cao Wenxuan, Chinese, Compound Eyes, Darryl SterkDragonfly Eyes, Dragonfly, Eastern Asia, English, For, Helen Wang, Owing, The Man, Western, Wu Ming-yi, Xu BingDragonfly Eyes
related to Other · 8
Compound eye → Dioptromysis, Good, In, Some, The, Then, There, This
related to Apposition eyes · 5
Compound eye → Apposition, In, Strepsiptera, The, This
related to External links · 3
Compound eye → Own Compound Eye, Stephanie BaileyDid, The Compound EyeMake Your
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Compound eye → visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans
related to Types · 1
Compound eye → Compound

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eye compound ommatidia eyes lens light superposition image apposition insects shrimp type found single point compared movement ommatidium arthropods crustaceans

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Compound eyeis avisual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans0.90text
insectsinstance ofA compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods0.80text
crustaceansinstance ofA compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods0.80text
mayfliesinstance ofseen in arthropods0.80text
the parabolic surfaces of the inside of each facet focus light from a reflector to a sensor arrayinstance ofseen in arthropods0.80text
shrimpinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
prawnsinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
crayfishinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
lobsters are alone in having reflecting superposition eyesinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
which also have a transparent gap but use corner mirrors instead of lenses.OtherGood fliers like flies or honey beesinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
or prey-catching insects like praying mantises or dragonfliesinstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text
have specialized zones of ommatidia organized into a fovea area which gives acute visioninstance ofLong-bodied decapod crustaceans0.80text

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