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English: Illustrates the polarization anatomy of a mantis shrimp eye and the relevant geometries. (a) Longitudinal section through a stomatopod eye hemisphere showing the main rhabdom (retinular (R) cells 1–7) and the distal R8 cell. (b) Bi-directional microvillar projections from two retinular cells (coloured red and blue) forming stacked layers within the main rhabdom. (c,d) the orientation of microvilli in alternate layers of the main rhabdom. (e) Relative orientations of microvilli in the main rhabdoms in each hemisphere
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Martin How

Background image in e and f adapted from a photo by R Caldwell

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