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Whirligig Beetle (Dorsal Surface) Getting an Air Bubble- Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html" title="Whirligig Beetle (Dorsal Surface) with Air Bubble- Dinetus emarginatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/94345_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=TdapM7PN1o%2B1MBv254a%2BQihts6E%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Whirligig Beetle (Dorsal Surface) with Air Bubble- Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html" title="Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) - Dinetus emarginatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/94342_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QtkeWXrisZ7WPnakmkRGZN9eDAA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus,Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States,apple bugs,aquatic beetle,beetle,whirligig beetle" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html" title="Whirligig Beetle (Male Front Tarsi) - Dinetus emarginatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/94346_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=WgkFSH7QG3sj6P71UAERPFxY5hc%3D" width="134" height="152" alt="Whirligig Beetle (Male Front Tarsi) - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html" title="Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) with Air Bubble - Dinetus emarginatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/94343_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=GnpOsJkArEVv8%2BC1RUwD%2BU7MllM%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) with Air Bubble - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Whirligig Beetle (Dorsal Surface) Getting an Air Bubble- Dinetus emarginatus

TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.

Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:
-They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically

-They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!

-They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.

Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.

Whirligig Beetle (Dorsal Surface) with Air Bubble- Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus,Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States,apple bugs,aquatic beetle,beetle,whirligig beetle

Whirligig Beetle (Male Front Tarsi) - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94343/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_with_air_bubble_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Whirligig Beetle (Ventral Surface) with Air Bubble - Dinetus emarginatus TL: ~10 mm. Broadly oval, bronzy black with a shiny ventral surface. Males have padded front tarsi. They have divided eyes and paddle-like legs.<br /> <br /> Whirligigs are awesome, here are some reasons why:<br /> -They are the only aquatic beetles that use surface tension for support. They move about on the surface of the water erratically<br /> <br /> -They will expel defensive secretions (which smell like apples) from the tips of their abdomens if disturbed. This secretion is also a water repellent, which lowers surface tension so the whirligigs can ride a wave of recoiling water molecules!<br /> <br /> -They carry an air bubble around with them on the tip of the abdomen, which they breathe in when they are underwater.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a woodland pond and photographed at home.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94344/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_getting_an_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94345/whirligig_beetle_dorsal_surface_with_air_bubble-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94346/whirligig_beetle_male_front_tarsi_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94342/whirligig_beetle_ventral_surface_-_dinetus_emarginatus.html Dinetus emarginatus,Dineutus emarginatus,Geotagged,Spring,United States

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    OOOOH! Squees in excitement! This series is great! Posted 5 years ago
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      Thanks :) Posted 5 years ago

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The Dineutus emarginatus

''Dineutus emarginatus'' is a species of whirligig beetle in the family Gyrinidae. It is found in North America.

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Uploaded May 17, 2020. Captured May 17, 2020 01:54 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm