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Insect Structure and Function (view source)
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[[Image:Blow_fly_head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Blow Fly Head'' <br> Martin Pot 2008, WikiMedia Commons]]
[[Image:Blow_fly_head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Blow Fly Head'' <br> Martin Pot 2008, WikiMedia Commons]]
[[Image:Insect Eyes.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Illustration of Mouthparts'' <br> Heds 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]
[[Image:Insect Eyes.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Illustration of Mouthparts'' <br> Heds 2007, WikiMedia Commons]]
[[Image:Blow fly head.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Blowfly Head Close Up - Martin Pot - Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:MantisLegGBMNH.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Insect Leg'' <br> Shyamal 1909, Wikimedia Commons]]
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.
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.
Insects also have one pair of antennae on their head's.
Insects also have one pair of antennae on their head's.