English: Side view of a whirligig beetle showing the unique eye arrangement
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Whirligig beetles swim on the water surface and can also dive. When on the surface, their uniquely split eyes have one portion above the water surface and one portion below. On the external surface it looks as though they have 4 eyes.
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