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AT least two physiological functions have been ascribed to the dorsal ocelli of locusts and insects in general. First, in response to light intensity they regulate the speed of movement (photokinesis)1 and the threshold for the initiation of certain activities2; and second, coupled with the complex eyes, they are in some unknown way involved in angular orientation, both in the phototactic1,3,4 and in the dorsal light reaction5,6.
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BARRY, C., JANDER, R. Photoinhibitory Function of the Dorsal Ocelli in the Phototactic Reaction of the Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria L.. Nature 217, 675–677 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/217675a0
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