Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to science • 11 months ago[CW: close up bug face] What is the function of the weird ribbed noses on the front of a cicadas face?NSFWimagemessage-square16 fedilinkarrow-up149file-text
arrow-up149image[CW: close up bug face] What is the function of the weird ribbed noses on the front of a cicadas face?NSFWDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them] to science • 11 months agomessage-square16 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
I don't suppose we have any entomologist's here? Don't judge me. These are the things I think about when insomnia strikes.
minus-squareDirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]hexagonhexbear3·edit-211 months agoMost bugs have those three little simple eyes called ocelli to go along with the two big compound eyes! They mostly just sense light, because the big compound eyes can't adjust for light levels like ours. link
Most bugs have those three little simple eyes called ocelli to go along with the two big compound eyes! They mostly just sense light, because the big compound eyes can't adjust for light levels like ours.