Fruit fly head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). On either side of the head are are m

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Fruit fly head. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the head of a fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). On either side of the head are are multifaceted eyes (upper left and lower right). Between the eyes are two antennae (upper right) consisting of small fleshy pads with bristle-like extensions (aristas). Magnification: x34 when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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Photo credit: © STEFAN DILLER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1, animal, antenna, antennae, arista, aristae, aristas, biological, biology, coloured, compound, drosophila, entomological, entomology, eye, eyes, false-coloured, fauna, fly, fruit, head, insect, insecta, invertebrate, invertebrates, melanogaster, multi-faceted, nature, sem, single, wildlife, zoological, zoology