magic eyes of the wasp

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Tue Aug 28, 2018 11:03 am

Hello everybody,
This time the eyes of the wasp in 20:1

(EOS M3 + LSA + NIKON LU PLAN 20x / 0.40)
BR, ADi

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Fri Aug 31, 2018 6:52 am

Hello,
and 50:1

( CANON EOS M3 + SIGMA LSA + OLYMPUS MSplan 50x / 0.55 )
BR, ADi

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Sat Sep 01, 2018 11:39 am

Those look like ocelli, which insects use to navigate. It has been proposed that they polarize sunlight to help them navigate.

Mike

Adalbert · Post by **Adalbert** » Sat Sep 01, 2018 2:46 pm

And in 80:1

( CANON EOS M3 & Sigma LSA & Olympus NeoSplan 80 / 0.75 Ulwd )