Insect eyes are a wonder of natural engineering. Anyone can tell that bug eyes are special in a complex way with just one glance at their shape and construction. But when you get down into this ...

The mesh-like appearance of insect eyes is endlessly fascinating — for anyone who can stomach the macro view. So different from our own, insect eyes are compound eyes, meaning they are made up ...

The eyes of a damselfly are large, but there is always a gap of space between them. Body Shape Dragonflies have bulkier bodies than damselflies, with a shorter, thicker appearance.

Unfortunately, due to a number of factors (including human agricultural practices), it's been estimated that as much as 40 percent of the world's insect populations are in decline, with ...

The American stick insect, for example, can spray a mild acid from two glands in its thorax to thwart would-be predators. If it gets in a human's eyes, it can burn and even cause temporary ...

Insect eyes are composed of numerous tiny units called ommatidia, each functioning independently. This allows them to process information from different parts of their visual field simultaneously.

Borrowing From Insect EyesMany insects can fly through dark forests or hunt at dusk because of their special compound eyes. These eyes contain ma Tiny, insect-eye-inspired camera captures high ...

Cameras inspired by the compound eyes of insects enable an extremely wide field of view without expensive lenses, potentially offering cheap, simple and lightweight visual sensors for navigation ...