Ophion wasp head

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Stacked macrophotograph of a wasp (Ophion luteus) head with compound eyes, one of three ocelli and mouth parts. O. luteus is a widespread european nocturnal ichneumonid wasp. The surface of the compound eyes is a tight arrangement of hexagons, which cover the light-sensing structure, the ommatidium. The three ocelli, considered to be far more sensitive to light than the compound eyes, are thought to assist in maintaining flight stability.

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Photo credit: © LAGUNA DESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -, anatomy, animal, antenna, antennae, arthropod, background, biological, biology, black, close-, compound, detail, entomological, entomology, eye, fauna, head, insect, invertebrate, luteus, macrophotograph, nature, ocelli, ocellus, ophion, zoological, zoology