Mindhive

Ladybugs and such

Uploaded some more photos; the scary ones are the photos of the churning ladybugs. These things were totally insane; I have more photos of them sitting on my drive if anyone's interested. In other news, it turns out that my common sense was correct: the quicksilvery water-bugs (called Whirlgig Beetles) use their legs to paddle like everyone else, not some weird chemical tricks. However, they move their oar-feet so fast (60Hz) that the legs become virtually invisible.