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Compound eyes - Amazing design by mother nature Compound eyes first appeared on Earth more than 500 million years ago. We know this because they can be seen on fossil trilobites of this age.<br /> Source: <a href="http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/compound_eye.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/compound_eye.html</a><br /> <br /> the above link is must read..<br /> <br /> Btw <br /> insect in my pic is &#039;mango stem borer - Batocera rufomaculata<br /> this one is famous to infest mainly &#039;mango and fig trees&#039; Batocera,Batocera rufomaculata,Cerambycidae,D5200,Mumbai,NIKOND5200,Nikon,Tamron,abhitap,asia,bombay,borer,incredibleindia,india,infest,insect,macro,maharashtra,nature,pest Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Compound eyes - Amazing design by mother nature

Compound eyes first appeared on Earth more than 500 million years ago. We know this because they can be seen on fossil trilobites of this age.
Source: http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/compound_eye.html

the above link is must read..

Btw
insect in my pic is 'mango stem borer - Batocera rufomaculata
this one is famous to infest mainly 'mango and fig trees'

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  1. View abhitap's profile
    abhitap
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    there is No wiki page for species 'Batocera rufomaculata' so cannot id tag

    but there this page http://species.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Batocera_rufomaculata     Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    Great macro!
    Here's more info.
    http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?search=Batocera+rufomaculata
    http://www.plantwise.org/KnowledgeBank/Datasheet.aspx?dsid=8573
    http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9703715/1/     Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice find and great info! Species created manually. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View abhitap's profile
      abhitap
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      thanks a lot.. :) Posted 10 years ago

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The Mango stem borer

Batocera rufomaculata is a long-horn beetle found in Southern China, Southeast Asia, through India to the eastern Mediterranean.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Dec 5, 2014. Captured Dec 9, 2013 16:27.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO640
  • 260mm