# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/7IaDePE9vM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461424-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/92bf9eeec5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-09-02T14:20:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

Like most #insects, the greenfly has a pair of compound #eyes. Each #eye is made up of a cluster of thousands of light-sensing units called ommatidia which work together to produce a #mosaic image. The width of the scanning #electron micrograph shown here is 0.28 millimeters. 
#PhotoOfTheDay #science #biology #life #nature #eyeball #macro #micro
📷 Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen

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## Tags

eye, biology, eyes, insects, nature, eyeball, science, macro, micro, photooftheday, life, mosaic, electron

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