﻿PARTS OF AN INSECT. 



5? 



seen on top of the head between the compound eyes, and 

 these are called simple eyes. 



A BODE F G 



Fig. 5G. — Antennae of Various Kinds of Insects. 

 A, Fly. D, Dragon-fly. G, Bug. 



£, Bee. E Moth &, Beetle. 



C, Green Grasshopper. F, Butterfly. /, Beetle. 



In many insects, as in the dragon-flies for example, the 

 compound eyes are very prominent and cover the sides of the 

 head, enabling the insect to look backward as well as forward. 



A 



C 



Fig. 57. — Showing Compound and Simple Eyes. 



A, Head of Fly, natural size. 



B, Head of Fly enlarged eight times ; c, compound eye ; s, simple eyes. 



C, Portion of the surface of a compound eye highly magnified. 



