Fill in the blanks: The two most common visual pigments (photosensitive pigments) of insects are ______ and metarhodopsin. These pigments are contained in the regions of the ommatidium called the _____, which consists of "brush-like" fringes of microvilli that run the full length of the inside surface of each _____. which are the sensory neurons of the ommatidium. The _____ of the ommatidium is composed of the corneal lens and the crystalline cone.

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The two most common visual pigments (photosensitive pigments) of insects are ______
and metarhodopsin. These pigments are contained in the regions of the ommatidium called the _____, which consists of "brush-like" fringes of microvilli that run the full length of the inside surface of each _____. which are the sensory neurons of the ommatidium. The _____ of the ommatidium is composed of the corneal lens and the crystalline cone.

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