Dear Colleagues: Recently, someone else and I were examining some adult insects and noticed that the ocelli are mounted in cylindrical protuberances. My colleague noticed that some of those protuberances appear higher than others and I agree. We will be doing some more imaging asap.
The idea occurred to my colleague that the ocelli may be retractable/telescoping. Do any of you know of such cases in insects or other animals? I know that vision is related to the environment in which animals live and, in the case we are examining, such modifications (if real) may have a functional significance. If you choose to reply, please direct your answers to me: blayjo...@gmail.com Gratefully, Jorge P.S. Apologies for potentially duplicate emails. Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD blaypublishers.com 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in *LEB* http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ 2. Free examples of papers published in *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. 3. *Guidelines for Authors* and page charges of *LEB*: http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ *.* 4. Want to subscribe to *LEB*? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
