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Back View of a Red Milkweed Beetle

HAH! I finally got a view of this beetle's back! Isn't it pretty? If you can believe it, this beetle's carapace appears perfectly smooth with the naked eye, but with a macro lens, it looks like it's covered with velvet! AMAZING!!!

By the way, the two small eyes you see on its head are called ocelli, and are a second pair of simple eyes which detect light and movement. Not all beetles possess these extra eyes, but did you know that spiders have 4 pairs of ocelli, and do not have compound eyes like most insects?

If you would like to know more about ocelli, wiki has a great page here!
Wikipedia: Ocelli
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4 comments

sasithorn_s said:

Superb macro! Amazing colors, textures and detail! Thanks for the interesting info. Janet:)
11 years ago

sasithorn_s said:

:))

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sunlight said:

Super Foto !
11 years ago

askyog said:

:) super cool
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