New-York tribune., 1896-11-30
TBJRTy-SIX THOUSAND EYES.

From The New-Oreans lihies-D'"o''
rhirtv-six thousand eyes in on, head ms may
snnaar a little like cxaggeratcn. but II is fact
Science. backed by the microscope says 80, ano sa
science never stretches the ,ru'h' sho"'' w -
tabled to hays nnnare rrosy co nm
nared with the latest discovery III the inse1, KING
dom soo nyes but when the number OF optics allot-
,od 70 "A single insect reaches UP Ni'o '''' '"0"
sa9es thf deh have rs refcem been engaged the
strdy of this most interesting sunJcci: n,u
ooeaJinc day brings more marvellous rcsuils UNI
Gee .lioundng discovery has been made that the
common dragon ny or mosauit9; hawH Hrpan. really
has az many 5000 each Of the dw9 rn vs'i Is 90
lenses each eyeet having distinct nerve
connecting It win the hrdin Of aIn companos
Thc theory most GENERALLY adopted by sfeni5,s n,
Is hat while far superior TO ne eye OF nr -
ma. i an Of The composite is inferior in its
application to siatcnafy arst oservcd by one Of
hn ,hossands OF facets which perceive il 'VI ses e,
part l,ar Of sTrGha ." }bat 'par ens ard
Uas Dass % into that Of another each nchi eing
srpdr2teS rnt with stationary object 1t j. an -
en, since for some reason % ,hr nAr ,he "6iet less
dsiinct than when viewed by eyes OF 'hIy ore
lens cncn ion which continues puzzle me scien.
,,ets is whether the animal or insect secs IS lnmy
images of the 9n1ec' tbc "s dracon ny fancy he is
aitiinc over 5000 ponds or does ne only see i oi'
pWrohaby one for the two ewes OF human brins
- Idne apart from the lenses and coneS III irnn & ne
@ siieI hollow sphere pierced by perfora'ions rp
{d - down thc facets toward the ccnir" 1t io-
inw,s that the lieh, impressions thus FORM s,
,r,,,re or mosaic, as 1t were each l'cr' pirS'tna
PIC PIC - slightly different picture from rs neishoor
a,h , Tho gronp presenting perfect whole . go
There are many 3t,e' of T"c,1' cves lanes Francis
SHevens a noted entomol0si>'. Is saiI 10 haVe r.
SSoycd 200 such species IN ms garden IN m "he al
,vrnniiSt counted eighty different specimens on ms
h%nrary % mon scaop for instance. has many eyes
has massed together IN each ore ,man "Trs tbrsc
dreu co., uforward instead Of being sunk inward
Does the poor lobster see 1n'Ss ,S nne,wninc mag
So poI,shn,i ,hs,er pots that he stumbles into the real
one The COMMON house ny mas H., o' o5o H.. M honev
bage nn t;t still al the head of The list stands the
rnos0uito hawk dragon fly win ms 'p'"' a., a.
MS M, ,. t,s"Sfs his specially Is the mosquito IN
deed he has so succeeded III "ri1' i1 Ills ,brm with
PtSls 10 localities where mosquitoes are trouble
a ~ an enectual mode OF Kidding inc pace on mem
consist; in susrenoffh % of thread Those who have tried
Ueii,i,s nn ,hot II has never been known 10 ian. -
Up ~, 10 oaamnar"i % windows htfcd with innumera-
a' ha pa,es of glass The pancs ho|rver are OF M
fcren, ,sixeldrd reminding us Of the pattern so
am, r,oon % In Gothic architecture" some again are
GHamond shaped ard o'ncr 1anof' Of this interesting
h, ,s the study of the near ana lar SiEn,ea nv IN IN
s@cs Johanna Mnrr drsrs cnf "fS npcn Their power Of
the This will account for the diiisrenc1 % IN tn re
SicS,s of the common houss ny ,.,a Ss 'e M his food s
one confines h forni within small area he iiles y In
always and circles But the WASH Is f TX
ably ,hat his Inc OF vision Is decidedly for,
lenses Here again The dragon ny ~ !, ,he air He
He has well been ce" ane pnrfectly straight lines at
alone Is ed for long distances eviden'y seeing
emy, nm That is ahead OF him.