Disappearing Wings Magic Trick
This insect has a cool trick. In a blink of an eye, it can retract its wings. Actually, I don’t know if it was a “blink of an eye,” per say, nor do I know if it actually “retracted” the wings. It most likely folded them in during the second or two between the two photos below. This small beetle (1-2 mm) was feeding on the nectar of a daisy when I found it in the local botanical gardens today. Anyone know what type of larva this is? The peeps over at BugGuide.Net helped to identify this as a sap-feeding beetle (Conotelus mexicanus).
Now you see them...
...and now you dont
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