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superposition eye: a standalone construct

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Insect physiology

a compound eye type, common in night-active insects, in which light from many facets is focused onto each receptor, increasing light capture.

In insect physiology, superposition eye refers to a compound eye type, common in night-active insects, in which light from many facets is focused onto each receptor, increasing light capture. This meaning comes from Land (1997) in Annual Review of Entomology.[1]

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References

Land, M. F. (1997). Visual Acuity in Insects. Annual Review of Entomology, 42(1), 147-177. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.42.1.147

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