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πŸͺ² Beetles

Two-spotted Jet Beetle

Stenus bipunctatus

About

A small black rove beetle with two distinctive reddish spots on its elytra and greatly enlarged compound eyes. It is an ambush predator that strikes with incredible speed using its projectile mouthparts.

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Did You Know?

Its labium can extend to nearly the length of its body in just 3 milliseconds, making it one of the fastest predatory strikes in the insect world.