mjcox2000 wrote:[img]https://blancowateratlas.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/coleoptera-gyrinidae-gyrinus.jpg?w=1200[/img]
Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, whirlgig beetles. Their eyes are divided to let them see both above and below water as they float/swim on the surface. They swim rapidly in circles when agitated and trap an air bubble beneath their elytra to help swim underwater for long periods of time.
Correct! I was also looking for the fact that they secrete gyrinidal, a foul-smelling substance that deters predators and also acts as a chemical alarm system to other whirligigs in the area.ceg7654 wrote:mjcox2000 wrote:[img]https://blancowateratlas.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/coleoptera-gyrinidae-gyrinus.jpg?w=1200[/img]Coleoptera, Gyrinidae, whirlgig beetles. Their eyes are divided to let them see both above and below water as they float/swim on the surface. They swim rapidly in circles when agitated and trap an air bubble beneath their elytra to help swim underwater for long periods of time.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Drosophila.jpg[/img]
ceg7654 wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Drosophila.jpg[/img]
That is Drosphilidae/Pomace Flies in the order of Diptera and they are famous for infesting fruits with their larvae?
I guess that's technically correct, but I was looking forCTMSRoadScholarKING wrote:ceg7654 wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Drosophila.jpg[/img]That is Drosphilidae/Pomace Flies in the order of Diptera and they are famous for infesting fruits with their larvae?
The genus [i]Drosophilia[/i] in Drosophilidae is commonly used as an experiment/model for labs in genetics, developmental biology, etc. because it has such a short generation time and easy to produce out of the wild.
I didn't realize that, but that is a smart answer.CTMSRoadScholarKING wrote:ceg7654 wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Drosophila.jpg[/img]That is Drosphilidae/Pomace Flies in the order of Diptera and they are famous for infesting fruits with their larvae?
[attachment=0]Bug 3.jpg[/attachment] So what is the order, family, and common family name? And what is this bugs most defining trait?
CTMSRoadScholarKING wrote:I didn't realize that, but that is a smart answer.CTMSRoadScholarKING wrote:ceg7654 wrote:[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Drosophila.jpg[/img]That is Drosphilidae/Pomace Flies in the order of Diptera and they are famous for infesting fruits with their larvae?[attachment=0]Bug 3.jpg[/attachment] So what is the order, family, and common family name? And what is this bugs most defining trait?
That is order coleoptera, family curculionidae, common name weevils. The most defining trait is the extended rostrum. P.S. It's not a bug unless I'm way off.
That is order coleoptera, family curculionidae, common name weevils. The most defining trait is the extended rostrum. P.S. It's not a bug unless I'm way off.
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bubby2bubby2 wrote:[img]http://www.thaibugs.com/wp-content/gallery/august-2010/Coccinellidae%201.jpg[/img]
That is Coccinellidae or ladybug/ladybird beetles and they are in Coleoptera. It is misleading because they are not all female and that they are not just bugs but they are beetles?
