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 With manu’s help, I was able to image the incredibly beautiful compound lens on the molted skin of a grasshopper. The entire video is attached below.
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Imaging the compound lens in the exuviae (molted layer) of a grasshopper

Saad Bhamla | Sun, Sep 13, 2015, 1:20 PM

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