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English: Compound eye of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba
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Author Gerd Alberti and Uwe Kils
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current14:41, 10 May 2023Thumbnail for version as of 14:41, 10 May 20231,574 × 1,505 (210 KB)PhreneticcReduced file weight with FileOptimizer in lossless compression mode.
15:22, 3 July 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:22, 3 July 20051,574 × 1,505 (253 KB)Uwe kilsCompound eye of the Antarctic krill Euphausia superba (Photo by Gerd Alberti and Uwe Kils) {{GFDL-self}} click in the image for higher resolution here is a blowup of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Krillommatkils.jpg omma

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