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At daytime, the eyes of the Mantis Orchid (Hymenopus coronatus) are white, but at night they are deep purple. This discoloration is seen at many diurnal insects in low light. If it is bright, pigments are around each of the up to 20,000 individual eyes and distinguish them from each other. In the dark, these pigments are pulling back, so that the light rays no longer meet only a single eye, but several at once. Because of that, the animal can see much better. The withdrawal of the pigments…

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