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The insect has a long neck and narrow head topped with bulbous compound eyes and a pair of long antennae.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Their two compound eyes have several hundred individual lenses called ommatidia, each about the width of a human hair.
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David Hu,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
These compound eyes were quite similar in basic design to those of insects and crustaceans today.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Mar. 2026
There are two large compound eyes, which are used to visually perceive the world around them, and three small, jewel-like, simple eyes called ocelli center.
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CBS News,
30 May 2025
Danke attached a microscope lens at 20 times magnification to a Sony digital camera to zoom in on the insect’s compound eye, at the left of the photo.
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Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Their two compound eyes have several hundred individual lenses called ommatidia, each about the width of a human hair.
—
David Hu,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2026
These compound eyes were quite similar in basic design to those of insects and crustaceans today.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Mar. 2026
There are two large compound eyes, which are used to visually perceive the world around them, and three small, jewel-like, simple eyes called ocelli center.
—
CBS News,
30 May 2025
Danke attached a microscope lens at 20 times magnification to a Sony digital camera to zoom in on the insect’s compound eye, at the left of the photo.
—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Compound eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound%20eye. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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