What do you know about a butterfly's
eyes?
Do you know what things look like to a
butterfly? Talk it over with your partner.
Then visit the following websites to find
out.
The eyes have it.
What do things look like to a butterfly?
- Click on the arrows to see more butterflies
View the
following pages
to see enlarged images of a butterfly's head and eyes.
Close-up
of a butterfly eye
Head,
eye and proboscis of Monarch butterfly
Close-up of head,
proboscis, wing scales and egg of the Cabbage White butterfly
Black and white drawing of a butterfly's head
With your partner, discuss what it
might be
like having compound eyes instead of ordinary ones. Print
Activity
3 - Butterfly body parts and record what might
be the pluses, minuses and interesting aspects of having compound eyes.
| Click
the pencil to
print the activity sheet |
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