How many eyes does flys have?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

the fly has two eyes, one on each side of its head. each eye is a compound eye meaning the same facet is repeated 800 times (for fruit flies). each facet is called an ommatidia or simple eye. each ommatidia is composed of a set of photoreceptor neurons that detects light.

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∙ 17y ago

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