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Furthermore, the technique can be used to replicate other biological structures, such as beetle shells or the compound eyes of flies, bees and wasps," the researcher said.
They have compound eyes that are quite competent in detecting even the slightest human movements.
The compound eyes of insects can often contain up to hundreds of thousands of tiny lenses.
 
 
 
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