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Apposition image is fomred in the eye of...

Apposition image is fomred in the eye of insect

A

Aedes

B

Culex

C

Musca

D

Periplaneta.

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C
Compound eye can form two types of images, apposition and superposed. In apposition, each ommatidium picks up rays parallel to it. It found in diurnal insects. In superposed image, each ommatidium picks up rays from a wide range. It is found in nocturnal insects.
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