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

The film and, it seems, Troncone’s whirligig life, follow the concept of arrangiarsi: the Neapolitan art of “arranging” or, as one observer puts it, “making do with little — and doing well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2019

The puppy was a combination of several colors, big feet, a whirligig of a tail, and lopsided ears.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry