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Apis mellifera
The honeybee has five eyes: COMPOUND EYE-two compound eyes each eye is made up of 1000s of light sensitive cells which help the bee understand colour, light and directional information from the suns ultra violet rays. SIMPLE EYE- three simple eyes that are arranged in a triangle on the head.the simple eyes are called "ocelli" they mostly help the bee determine the amount of light present.
Spotted on Feb 17, 2013
Submitted on Feb 17, 2013
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Thanks Cari!
These pictures are beautiful! Very artistic!