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Some of the great close-up photography in the film deals with the eyes of insects. Insect eyes are not like human and other animal eyes. Insects have what are called compund eyes with each eye having many hundreds of lenses. Insects actually see a detailed mosaic picture of the world. Close up an insect eye looks like this:

To learn more about insect eyes visit this web site.

One of the famous insects in the film is the lady bug. If you have ever hiked in the mountains in the spring, you sometimes see them mating in great swarms on the branches of bushes. Their wings are bright red with black spots. They look like this:

Visit this lady bug site to learn more about them.

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