Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the eye at the end of a stalk, as various crustaceans.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having stalked eyes; podophthalmous, as a crustacean: opposed to sessile-eyed. See also cuts under Podophthalmia, Gelasimus, Megalops, and schizopod-stage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to
sessile-eyed . Said especially of podophthalmous crustaceans. - adjective (Zoöl.) See
Podophthalmia .
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Examples
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Comment on “The lovely stalk-eyed fly”.
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Here is a spectacularly pretty and weird animal: stalk-eyed flies of the family Diopsidae.
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Continue reading "The lovely stalk-eyed fly" on Pharyngula
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Here is a spectacularly pretty and weird animal: stalk-eyed flies of the family Diopsidae.
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Continue reading "The lovely stalk-eyed fly" on Pharyngula
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The lovely stalk-eyed fly was the previous entry in this blog.
Chimps at risk from antibiotic-resistant bacteria - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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The stalk-eyed fly has a mind-boggling technique: It sucks in air bubbles and blows them through its head to push its eyes out … on stalks!
In Case You Didn't Know Jocelyn 2010
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In the clip below, check out the stalk-eyed fly, an insect that inflates it owns head with air.
mental_floss Blog Chris Higgins 2010
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