Bee II

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X-Y: 1.34mm
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bee
Life Science
Courtesy of Ms. Laurie Luckenbill, Center for Solid State Science (Arizona State University).

 
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The image above shows one of the honeybee's compound eyes.  Note the large number of lenses that it contains.

What shape are the lenses?
How do these lenses pack to form the hemispherical compound eye?

More information can be found in Music of Spheres module on this site.

This image was taken using a scanning electron microscope (SEM).