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[[Image:Insect Eyes.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Alan Hadley]]

[[Image:Blow fly head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Blowfly Head Close Up - Martin Pot - Wikimedia Commons]]

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*Capsule of fused plates at the anterior end of the body

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An insect's head is composed of a capsule of fused plates at the anterior end of the body. They have one large pair of compound eyes and honeycomb like corneal facets. In contrast to this, are the three simple ocelli, found dorsal to compound eyes.

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Insects also have one pair of antennae on their head's.

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*One large pair of compound eyes

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**Honeycomb like corneal facets

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*Three simple ocelli

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**Dorsal to compound eyes

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*One pair of antennae

====Antennae====

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