Their eyes are classified as ocelli, simple eyes, not the compound eyes of most insects. Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni eyes are less than 10 microns in diameter, which is close to the minimum size necessary for an eye to produce images.

How many eyes do springtails have?

Springtails have 6 or fewer segments in the abdomen. Antennae are short, with only 4–6 segments. Eyes: Springtails appear to have two eyes, but these two dark spots are actually clusters of up to 8 single eyes (they are not technically compound eyes).

Do Collembola have eyes?

Fast facts about Collembola (springtails)

Wingless. Legs have only 4 segments. Short antennae. Small or no eyes.