Blind Beetles Show Extraordinary Signs of Sight (IMAGE)

University of Adelaide

Blind Beetles Show Extraordinary Signs of Sight

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Blind predatory subterranean diving water beetles from a single calcrete aquifer in the Australian desert (Dytiscidae: Hydroporini) are shown left-to-right: Paroster macrosturtensis, P. mesosturtensis, P. microsturtensis.

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Chris Watts, South Australian Museum

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