Although adult lacewings have complex compound eyes, it was mostly known that these juvenile insects used simple eyes known as stemmata. Researchers from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität ...

Adult insects are known for their fascinating and ... In many insect larvae, however, these eyes have not yet developed. "Simple eyes, known as stemmata, are usually sufficient for these larvae ...

But simple eyes should not be seen as just stepping ... its eye would need to be a meter wide. “Insects and crustaceans have become so successful despite their compound eyes, not because of ...