whirligig

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"We've got damselflies and dragonflies, little water boatmen, whirligig beetles, water scorpions and because of all of them, we get all the birds that feed off them," he says.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024

But, “To really demonstrate if whirligig beetles are using lift, it’s necessary to deeply investigate the fluid dynamics,” not just track the movement of their legs, he cautions.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024

Using two high-speed cameras synchronized at different angles, the researchers were able to film a whirligig and observe a lift-based thrust mechanism at play.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

Each chose one college but switched to another after the first choice took a turn on the old coaching-change whirligig.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2018

One whirligig was meant to be a thunderstorm and it was so like one, black and gray, beautiful and frightening.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant