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OMMATIDIUM [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
ommatidium
Latin
CONT

On the sides of the head are the large compound eyes made up of many individual eyes, or ommatidia. Each of these is connected to the brain by an individual nerve fiber and probably sees but a small portion of the visual field. Vision of this type is known as mosaic vision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ommatidium
Latin
CONT

Sur les côtés de la tête sont [...] les yeux composés ou à facettes [...] formant un réseau de minuscules polygones juxtaposés, représentant plusieurs centaines de petits yeux élémentaires ou ommatidies, dont l'ensemble permet à l'animal immobile d'avoir un champ visuel très étendu et une image des objets assez vague, dite «en mosaïque».

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