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Insect: Whirligig
Beetle
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Metamorphosis: incomplete
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Description:
Adults
- Adult whirligig beetles are shiny black, oval-shaped
beetles with the abdomen projecting beyond the elytra (wing covers).
Larvae
- Whirligig larvae have three pair segmented legs, and
long unsegmented filaments on abdominal segments. End of abdomen bears
two pairs of sickle-shaped hooks.
Color:
Black or nearly black.
Reproduction:
There are two reproducing
generations a year, one in spring and one in summer. Eggs are laid under
the surface of the water. They pupate out of the water.
Food: Adult whirligig beetles eat aquatic insects and sometimes small insects, which fall into the water. Whirligig larva eat aquatic insects and mites. |
