Like most insects, ants have compound eyes made from many tiny lenses. These eyes are good for movement detection but yield a poor resolution. Ants also have three small simple eyes (ocelli) on the top of the head that detect light levels and polarization.
Most ants can perceive something about the direction of light, but cannot 'see'. Some species can distinguish shapes but can't make out particular forms. We know this as they do not respond to particular visual stimulus.
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