Negative triangles in dock

In my dock the triangles below a active application are negative when I hoover my mouse over the dock.
Here's a screenshot of the problem:
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/8063/91365435cl8.jpg
I have this for a long time. What's the cause?

They are black, but when the icons move caused by the zoom of the dock the black triangles move with the icon but at the place where the black triangles are without the zoom-function of the dock are negative triangles.
Just click on the link I've posted, there can you see what's my problem.

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