eyespot
Circular wing pattern
An eyespot is a simple light-sensitive structure found in many microorganisms and some invertebrates, allowing them to detect light without forming images.
In butterflies and other creatures, an eyespot refers to a circular marking on wings or bodies that resembles an eye, serving to startle or confuse predators.
The term also applies to certain plant diseases that produce eye-shaped lesions on leaves or stems.
Winged insect from caterpillar
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- owlNocturnal feathered predator
- imitationCopy of the original
- lepidopteraButterfly and moth order
deception · adaptation · evolution · peacock · feathers · biomimicry · resemblance
Ornate pheasant relative
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- featherBird's body covering
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
motif · iridescence · display · courtship · tail · train · ocellus · coloration
Cell responding to light
- euglenaPlant-animal hybrid microbe
- planariaRegenerative freshwater flatworm
- flatwormCompressed soft-bodied invertebrate
- algaePrimitive aquatic photosynthesizers
stigma · protist · flagellate · sensory · chloroplast · orientation · unicellular
butterfly
Winged insect from caterpillar
lepidoptera · deception · adaptation · evolution · peacock · feathers · biomimicry · resemblance
peacock
Ornate pheasant relative
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- featherBird's body covering
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
decoration · motif · iridescence · display · courtship · tail · train · ocellus · coloration · pigment
photoreceptor
Cell responding to light
- euglenaPlant-animal hybrid microbe
- planariaRegenerative freshwater flatworm
- flatwormCompressed soft-bodied invertebrate
algae · stigma · protist · flagellate · sensory · chloroplast · orientation · unicellular
ocelli
Simple photoreceptor organs
intimidation · survival · protection · deterrent · threat · escape · avoidance · scare · signal · deflection
blight
Plant disease causing decay
infection · spores · necrosis · chlorosis · mottle · pathogen · mildew · canker
- bird markingsbars, bands, barred, banded, spots
- bug partsantennae, thorax, abdomen, head, legs
- fungal diseasescandidiasis, histoplasmosis, blight, powdery mildew, downy mildew
- mimicrychameleon, cuttlefish, stick insect, leaf insect, mockingbird
- eye markingsocelli
- Grain Diseasesergot, scab, powdery mildew, bunt, smut
eyespotcompound eye
Multi-lensed arthropod organ
camera eye · ocellus · visual cortex · retina