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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
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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