Traits: Aquatic insect; adults are flat, oval-shaped and have two eyes on top of the head and two on the bottom. They are black or greenish and often swim in circles together. Larvae are slender and have featherlike gills on abdomens.

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams

Foods: Insect larvae, small fish, tadpoles

Eaten by: Fish, water birds

Do You Know? Whirligig beetles can see underwater and above water at the same time.