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waxcap Commander of the Wild Empire Registered: September 2011 Location: The New Forest Posts: 1,049	· Date: Fri February 24, 2012 · Views: 634 · Filesize: 55.5kb, 393.7kb · Dimensions: 1016 x 781 ·
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Kenneth Baldwin
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Registered: January 2012
Location: Dorset, on Hengistbury Head
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Tue March 13, 2012 5:33pm

Darth Vader of the insect world....excellent. What's the round thing between his eyes?

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waxcap
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Registered: September 2011
Location: The New Forest
Posts: 1,049

Thu March 15, 2012 3:25pm

There are three "simple" eyes in the middle of it's forehead and the much larger compound eyes either side of it's head. The simple eyes are called "ocelli" they mostly help the bee determine the amount of light present.

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