<p>Darwin famously said that God must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles, since there are more species of beetle than any other lifeform. With such rich biodiversity, there is a wide range of eyes.</p>

Beetles

Darwin famously said that God must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles, since there are more species of beetle than any other lifeform. With such rich biodiversity, there is a wide range of eyes.

Photograph by Yousef Al Habshi

The Bug-Eyed, Colorful World of Insect Vision

See photos of the stunning diversity of insect eyes.

Among the more striking are the eyes of the millions of insects that share this planet with us. This photo gallery—which began life in the Arabic edition of National Geographic—takes an intimate look at some of this rich biodiversity.

Click through to see a brilliant assortment of eyes.

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