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Record 1 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The hard, clear intracellular structure of the eucone eye, produced by Semper cells beneath the cornea and bordered laterally by the primary pigment cells; also known as vitreous body or crystalline body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

[Les yeux] peuvent être plats ou convexes et composés d'un nombre variable d'unités, les ommatidies, ces dernières semblables ou différentes. Il peut y en avoir plusieurs centaines voire plusieurs milliers. Ex : mouche domestique (4000) ; Coléoptères (plusieurs milliers) ; Libellules (15000 à 30000). Chacune possède un cristallin propre qui absorbe la lumière d'une certaine portion de l'espace.

Spanish

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