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THE RESOLUTION OF INSECT COMPOUND EYES
- 1997
Biology
ABSTRACT The spatial resolution of compound eyes is determined by their interommatidial angles, by the optical quality and rhabdom dimensions of the ommatidia, and by illumination level. Among…
The Size of Ommatidia in Apposition Eyes
- H. Barlow
- 1952
Biology
The eyes of twenty-seven other species of Hymenoptera were measured, and the results show that in eyes of different sizes the number of ommatidia is adjusted so that inter-ommatidial angle is just below the limiting resolving power of the o mmatidia; this is the condition for optimum acuity in a compound apposition eye.
Binocular stereopsis in an insect
- S. Rossel
- 1983
Biology
The results demonstrate that mantids do indeed rely on binocular triangulation when estimating the distance of prey, and thus provide the first unequivocal evidence for stereoscopic vision in an invertebrate.
The Resolution of Lens and Compound Eyes
- K. Kirschfeld
- 1976
Biology
It is concluded that both types of eyes are optimally adapted for different functions: lens eyes with their high angular resolution seem to more useful for pattern recognition, whereas the compound eyes, with their poor resolution, are thought to be specialized for movement perception.