I am looking for an insect, well actually two.
Both of these insects actually have 4 eyes. If this doesn't seem odd to you, well the majority of insects have two large compound eyes and usually three ocelli or simple eyes. Some orders like Diplura and Protura dont have eyes at all.
The insect I am looking for is a member of the order Coleoptera, it has four seperate eyes and they all function independantly. If you can give me its common or latin name and one adaptive advantage of this peculiar eye arrangement you will get the points......first one to give the best answer wins (no copy and paste).
However, as I mentioned at the beginning, there are two commonly known species with 4 eyes, The reason for the second species having 4 eyes is still not clearly understood, but if someone could provide both species, the points go to them......
good luck!
2006-11-09
09:40:20
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