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23-SEP-2008

detail 1

With a high-res shot you can move in for more detail. In this shot we can observe
a number of interesting features of the head and eyes of this Striped Meadowhawk.

- the compound eyes
- the hexagonal shape of the facets (ommatidia)
- the hexagonal reflection resulting from the hexagonal shape and arrangement of the facets
- one of the three simple eyes (ocelli)
- facial structures including frons, clypeus, mandibles, et al
- the coverage of most parts with bristles (setae)
- optical effects of the compound eye: pseudopupil and secondary dark spots
- the colored stripes inside the back of the head (some genera, including this one: Sympetrum)


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