Dear, readers.

It feels good to be back with another installment of Funny And Crazy Facts You Should Know!

I know some of you have been waiting for it with bated breath.

Do not worry. One of the funniest facts is here!

Are you ready!

Here we go,

Did you that bees have 5 eyes. There are 3 small eyes on the top of a bee's head and 2 larger ones in front.

Bees have:

• 2 compound eyes - these are the obvious eyes at the sides of the head;
• 3 simple eyes know as ocellus or ocelli.  These small eyes are less conspicuous than the compound eyes, and are arranged in a triangle on the top of the head between the compound eyes.   If you look very carefully on the image above, you can just make out at least one of the ocelli (the one at the front) as a shiny round black dot.

It should be noted, however, that bees are not alone in the insect world for having 5 eyes, and specifically for having 3 ocelli on the top of the head: dragonflies, wasps, and grasshoppers also have them, among others. 

I hope all my Japanese students had an exciting Golden Week!

I am looking forward to the next installment. I certainly can’t wait.

In the meantime, I am off to hunt for more Funny And Crazy Funny Facts.

Let us meet here again soon.