Photo Feature
Compound Eye of a Fly
When observed under a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and magnified over 300 times, this compound eye of an unidentified fly reveals a stunning fractal pattern in a falsely-coloured photomicrograph. The microscopic polygons are individual visual receptor-units or ‘eyes’ called ommatidia, which come together in perfect symmetry to form a powerful compound eye.
Photo: Purva Variyar