four-eyes
This is a gyrinid beetle, commonly known as a "whirligig". These insects have four eyes, two of which are used for underwater sight, and two for above water.
I have no idea what the triangular processes are. My guess is that these are hairs that clumped together when they dried out.
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four-eyes
This is a gyrinid beetle, commonly known as a "whirligig". These insects have four eyes, two of which are used for underwater sight, and two for above water.
I have no idea what the triangular processes are. My guess is that these are hairs that clumped together when they dried out.
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Uploaded on March 12, 2008
Taken on March 12, 2008