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Whirligig beetles

Family Gyrinidae

Photo by MrsPbio
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Description:

The original "bumper cars"! About 1/2" long, shiny charcoal black. They zip around on the surface of the water, breathing with a bubble of air they trap with fine hairs around their abdomens.

Habitat:

Juniper Spring Run... (the stream flowing out from the main spring head of Juniper Springs.

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