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The Bug With Fast Growing Bifocal Eyes


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To the non-scientist, the Sunburst Diving Beetle doesn't look any different than your average beetle. But put it under a microscope and examine the complexity of its eyes. You will see bifocal eyes-six sets of them. Dr. Elke Buschbeck, a University of Cincinnati professor of biological sciences and graduate student Shannon Werner discovered the Sunburst Diving Beetle has bifocals, the only insect with them so far. Their research, explaining the quick development of the eye structure, is
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Focus On TechnologyBy Ann Thompson

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