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πŸͺ² Beetles

Stenus Jet Rove Beetle

Stenus bimaculatus

About

A small rove beetle with bulging eyes and an extensible sticky labium used to capture springtails. It can skim across water using a surfactant secretion.

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Did You Know?

It secretes a chemical that lowers surface tension behind it, propelling it across water at remarkable speed.