Cleoptera
Lepidoptera Vampira
This Devonian period
relic has held genetic endurance due to its near flawless
design. So fluid is every
motion of the Cleoptera that one scarcely can believe that
it is moving through the air,
and not some more viscous fluid. For these elegant traits it
is sometimes referred to as the "Cleopatra Bird",
although this label would be misguided as Cleoptera is genetically
dissimilar
from all birds, and resembles more closely a member of the
insect family, with some reptilian characteristics.
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