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Three Red Spots Close-up of Cicada with 3 red spots on its head Cicada,Geotagged,Malaysia,Sarawak,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Three Red Spots

Close-up of Cicada with 3 red spots on its head

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    I had to look this up, but it turns out that the red spots are in fact eyes:

    "Cicadas like most insects have three primitive eyes or ocelli as well as the two large compound eyes. The ocelli are sensitive to light and in conjunction with the compound eyes, they provide the insect with two distinct types of vision."

    Source: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/cicada-head-showing-ocelli/     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Wow, Ferdy! And thanks for looking further into it.
      I never thought that those red-spots are the eyes too.       Posted 9 years ago

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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Sep 5, 2016. Captured Sep 4, 2016 10:47 in Jalan Coastal Bintulu - Miri, Similajau, Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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  • TG-4
  • f/13.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO800
  • 15.41mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.