The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-27
Wils Aerala ana Melvg
ARGUS OUTP0INTED.
AN INSECT THAT Is CREDITED WITH
THiRTY-Slx THOUSAND EYES.

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6Nientists Have Made Some Wonderful Dis.
ooveries In This Limo. but They Give the
Palm, TO tho Common Dragon Ely-In.
tars.t,n, N.+urs, ,,,.,orv.
III
Thirty-six thousand eyes IN ono headl
This may appear little like eXnggera-
ton, but 1t is a fact. Science, backed by
she microscope, says so, and sclenco
mover stretches the truth. ohould IL 40
80 1t would ceaso to be science.
Argus was tabled to nave hundred
eyes, but Argus woult Do very 1nslg-
Mfoant curiosity compared with tho
latest discovery IN tho insect Kingdom.
There arc numbers or insects with loo
and oven 600 eyes, but when the num-
Der or optics allotted to" single insect
reaches up into tho thousands the ldea
Is startling.
Naturallsts have recently been cngag-
ed III tho study or this most interesting
subject. Each succeeding day brings
more marvellous results until tho as
tonhdlng discovery has been mado that
ehe common dragon hy, or mosquito
hawk' while seemingly possessed or
only TWO VISUAL organs, really has as
many as 3o'ooo' each OF the TWO VlslDlo
10 the ordinary observer pelhg suDalV1d-
90 into 49, ooo separate lenses c"ch eye
iet having dlstlhct nerve connecting
~ WIN the Dralh ana ac'lhB chtlrcly
independently OF lts myrlads OF COM
paniohs.
Ihe meory most gehera!ly adopted
oy sriehtists is that "Mlo 1ar superior
10 tho ego OF hlghcr "hiiE;'I ll1o as re-
Raros moving op]ccts' tho power OF op-
eerVa"on OF tno ocomPoslto eye Is INFERIOR
III lts appreciation 20 statloh"iy 'hineS
Inc reason Is this: Iho moving opJcct
As nrst observed oy one OF INC .housanoS
or facets, which pcrcelvcs 1T for tho IN
AhltesiIhnl parI ol seconu 'naC IL 'akcS
W gov ou' " eho urc u VISION ol ehae
PartAc"l"r 1ehs una pass lii'o 'h"C ol IN
other' each movement oclhg separately
telegraphed 10 tho Drain by INC facet on
ouSy. oo' "l'h stationary opJccI 1. ~
oinefeht' SINCE 'or solno re"Soil ti'o
ninor organ 1ails 10 1ocus accurately,
anu 80 ,ehoer 'ho opJect less oiS'lnct
'n"h "neA 'io"eo ny ey'S ol Only ONO
Aens e"ch'
questioh "hleh continues 10 PuZ"lo
.ho sclen'ls's IS "hc'her 'ho amman or
Ansec' seeS as many lili"ses VI INC ooJcc'S
ss he mas eyes, OF facets for instance
ooes inc dragon ny 1"ncy no IS hltting
o'es o. WV pohos' " ooes nc SEQ only
one' rfopap1y ohe' lor 'he .Wo eyes ol
"nulnah oelnB III norma! Ioi''i''oi, s'o"
out Single image l'esioes, apart from
enc iehses anu cones III lioh'' 'i'o eye Is
noiio" sphero piercco ny lerlorn'loi's
running dowh 'ho 1acc's toward tho
oon'o'. ~ iol1o"S '!'"' 'ho liRi'' impress
eiohs 'hus lorih S'ngic picture OF mo-
snic' aS /. @cre' e"ch 1acct presenting
sllBhe1y u'tereht picture from 1's helgh-
oor anu 'ho group prosecuting perfect
"noio'
Aheio "So 'h"hy o!ier "nlii''iS pos.
'ossoo " "n cA'i'oioil''ly hoil'per Q,
oyeS. , H"l;os ii"i!IiS o'oEcnS' " ''o,c',
q s' 900 & 'S.' 30 n".i ~ "s'u i':oio.''
",Voo suoi spcIicS ~, ih iiiS e"ioe'' III o,io
r'oiiooi' "hii1 i"i'o'S "So"c, ni''"h-
% no'ou n".u,"iiHt' ,: ~, eoun''': oo u'"eici''
T," VIZ mo ".'N.o"'
Nv eolhl'ioii ec"iiop' ior ii'S'"'ic'' mus
n.aly og"s @ eo"''eioi iliesul"ily over l's
10y. ny 1oosVti nus ilSseo ,ose',ier !
.;.s. on y. ni.io "!, 'i''i n"i"i'' ''iS-
.ho.o @ "y'" "nu' tl, unl'No .''., n"ii'e' os's'
,o SAono 1o Sov Aor ""i., ii''o"u oi pclns
.,,i,. 49, .S ,e>1,a .,'I poo' iooe:,, oco
~ :" w. ~ no "o' po'2,i9 ~
ta 49, NV, a'o','ins ViIo 20 iii."e .ii'iS lpps'ei
M,,a T.' sl". no , ' a. li'.o '"o nn" ,"'' o'lo
thn oo,t'nn ~ o.a .o.So ~ % 900 'Ho' os'''
an e1 noo ~ p".'oy e nVVW "nn VI" m aio;iG
'oov' VIZ "oi,oS uoo o'ooo. nu' QUIZ
v;.o o ,,. n.. - 'io lisV ''.'.'' n '.u 'i','s
doW % ooo ''""A' ci ui"soh n.y. "i'Il MS
w. ooo. LIS n'i,,o 10 .i n"ss,".a' Mi'iio
-: o' uespis,ns .1ny "a 'io Nn."iiGl iiste,S'
.s ep'ol"i's 20 .'io ihosq"i'o' 1i,ieeo i,o
tIa ' ,. ao saeIeeo.u t,t ' - e tciiii~ .neso 49,,
49, ,o pea.s : .l'U nis ''iGieSS lo,i: s'ili HIS
.nom w. "i".'l' III loe'ii'ics "Iero
.sa uisos ~ ":.a!' a:o 'iouoiIaoi''o "'i onec'""l
Uuo - " i1'lulns 'no pi"So q, .Ilclh con
sl''s IA suspenolns oe"o ui'soh ny
rr,,na, mA .no Iolline ny p'eoo ~ .nlc,'o'
n. o rn.' "no LAW viiou ~ ''S 'i'''' ~ Illus
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