The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 115National Geographic Society, 1959 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 558
... Eyes By CONSTANCE P. WARNER With photographs by the author Screech Owls Face the Camera with One Eye Winking , the Other Glowering Owls can see by day ; some species hunt in the sun's full glare . Night vision is a little more acute ...
... Eyes By CONSTANCE P. WARNER With photographs by the author Screech Owls Face the Camera with One Eye Winking , the Other Glowering Owls can see by day ; some species hunt in the sun's full glare . Night vision is a little more acute ...
Page 565
... eyes flank the base of the forward spine ( right ) , and compound eyes bulge from each side of the vaulted carapace . The crea- ture's sight provides a built - in com- pass , for the animal reacts to polarized light , as does the honey ...
... eyes flank the base of the forward spine ( right ) , and compound eyes bulge from each side of the vaulted carapace . The crea- ture's sight provides a built - in com- pass , for the animal reacts to polarized light , as does the honey ...
Page 660
... Eyes of this sort - the so - called compound eyes pos- sessed by most insects - are presumed to give their possessors extremely wide - angle vision and unique perception of pattern and detail . * Close to the end of each of the jointed ...
... Eyes of this sort - the so - called compound eyes pos- sessed by most insects - are presumed to give their possessors extremely wide - angle vision and unique perception of pattern and detail . * Close to the end of each of the jointed ...
Contents
A TROPICAL BIT OF FRANCE 255 | vi |
FIRST CROSSINGS OF THE ENDS OF THE EARTH | 1 |
THE ARCTIC AS A SEA ROUTE OF THE FUTURE | 21 |
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