Show threadSteve SimonsFeb 26
@FotoVorschlag 'Gattung Raubtier' #FotoVorschlag
Female Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
#altText #amateurPhotography #commonDarter #compoundEyes #dragonfly #dragonfliesOfMastodon #dragonfliesOfPixelfed #dragonflyPhotography #greenBokeh #insectPhotography #macroPhotography #mastodonPhotography #myPhoto #myWork #noAI #no2AI #oc #photography #pixelfed #sympetrumStriolatum #translucentWings #uk #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #wingVeination @photography
Stefan F. WirthFeb 24

#Trilobites were primeval #arthropods, still unknown whether they belong to the ancestor lineage of #Chelicerata or all #Euarthropada. Besides their body segmentation, they possess #compoundeyes. #Asaphus #kowalewskii lived in the Ordovician and had #stalkedeyes, allowing it an overview of its surroundings even when covered with sediment.
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B.Schoenemann (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2021.101032

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Jas Per PhotographyFeb 2

Nature’s little alien. 👽✨ Up close, the colors and details of this fly are almost surreal.

What is your favorite subject to shoot in macro? 🌿 #macrophotography #macro_brilliance #insectsofinstagram #greenbottlefly #compoundeyes #macro_captures #nature_perfection #top_macro #macro_world #insectguru #wildlifephotography #idmacro #macroclique #beautifulbizarre #bugslife

February 02, 2026 at 10:45AM

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Jasper Zwijsen on Instagram: "Nature’s little alien. 👽✨ Up close, the colors and details of this fly are almost surreal. What is your favorite subject to shoot in macro? 🌿 #macrophotography #macro_brilliance #insectsofinstagram #greenbottlefly #compoundeyes #macro_captures #nature_perfection #top_macro #macro_world #insectguru #wildlifephotography #idmacro #macroclique #beautifulbizarre #bugslife"

2 likes, 1 comments - jwzw on February 2, 2026: "Nature’s little alien. 👽✨ Up close, the colors and details of this fly are almost surreal. What is your favorite subject to shoot in macro? 🌿 #macrophotography #macro_brilliance #insectsofinstagram #greenbottlefly #compoundeyes #macro_captures #nature_perfection #top_macro #macro_world #insectguru #wildlifephotography #idmacro #macroclique #beautifulbizarre #bugslife".

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Wanderin' Weeta 🍁Jun 15, 2025
Hermit crabs have compound eyes made up of hundreds of ommatidia, each facing a slightly different angle, giving a wide visual field. Besides, the eye stalks can move independently of each other, rotating through 360°, allowing the hermit to look in multiple directions at once. (I could have used that when my kids were young!) #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #CompoundEyes
Susannah 🍁Jun 15, 2025
Hermit crabs have compound eyes made up of hundreds of ommatidia, each facing a slightly different angle, giving a wide visual field. Besides, the eye stalks can move independently of each other, rotating through 360°, allowing the hermit to look in multiple directions at once. (I could have used that when my kids were young!) #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit #CompoundEyes
Matilda's LabJan 28, 2025
The latest move in biomimcry technology: a camera based on the compound eyes that you find in insects.
Why? Because they allow to film at high speed in low light conditions.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070867
#sciencenews #biomimcry #compoundeyes
KAIST develops insect-eye-inspired camera capturing 9,120 frames per second​

A novel bio-inspired camera capable of ultra-high-speed imaging with high sensitivity was developed by mimicking the visual structure of insect eyes.

EurekAlert!
David WakehamJul 13, 2024

🦑 Today’s poetry contest was to write a #limerick about our favourite animal and explain why in the author's notes.

I hope you enjoy my #poem about my beloved #MarineLife. Hopefully, my passionate 🧪 #Science facts will excite you, too!

#Poetry #Stomtopod #CompoundEyes #SciComm #Education #iTeachSTEM #iTeachBiology #OceanLife

https://allpoetry.com/poem/17907226-Odontodactylus-scyllarus-by-David-Wakeham

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Mar 20, 2023

New eyes discovered in trilobites
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-eyes-trilobites.html

Compound and median eyes of trilobites https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31089-7

#Trilobites had so-called #MedianEyes, single eyes on their foreheads, in addition to their #CompoundEyes, research by Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann has now found out.

New eyes discovered in trilobites

Trilobites, prehistoric sea creatures, had so-called median eyes, single eyes on their foreheads, in addition to their compound eyes, research conducted by Dr. Brigitte Schoenemann at the University of Cologne's Institute of Zoology and Professor Dr. Euan Clarkson at the University of Edinburgh has now found out.

Phys.org
Scott SteensmaJan 14, 2023
My bag picked up a beautiful hitchhiker at the beach. #dragonflies #dragonfly #hitchhiker #compoundeyes
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Nov 22, 2022

Adaptations across scales: Scientists learn how the #HorseshoeCrab sees through its cuticle lenses
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-scales-scientists-horseshoe-crab-cuticle.html

Gradients of Orientation, Composition, & Hydration of Proteins for Efficient Light Collection by the Cornea of the Horseshoe Crab https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/advs.202203371

Its #CompoundEyes are one the largest in nature. In contrast to many #insects and #spiders that build their eyes from glassy proteins, the horseshoe crab uses cuticle, the same material that builds its skin and legs.

Adaptations across scales: Scientists learn how the horseshoe crab sees through its cuticle lenses

The primitive compound eyes of a horseshoe crab are one the largest to be found in nature. In contrast to many insects and spiders that build their eyes from glassy proteins, the horseshoe crab uses cuticle, the same material that builds its skin and legs.

Phys.org