The Species <i>Melophorus hirsutus</i> Showing Its Peculiar Protruding Eyes (IMAGE)

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The Species <i>Melophorus hirsutus</i> Showing Its Peculiar Protruding Eyes

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The previously known species Melophorus hirsutus showing its peculiar protruding eyes. With the eye shape varying within the species, there are even more startling individuals whose eyes are so pointy that they resemble ice-cream cones.

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Dr. Brian Heterick

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