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Backswimmer - Family Notonectidae These bugs swim upside-down, hence their common name. They can dive underwater by trapping air in their abdominal pockets. Thanks to this feature, they can remain submerged for up to 6 hours!<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a pond<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121312/backswimmer_-_family_notonectidae.html" title="Backswimmer - Family Notonectidae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/121312_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=FwsGovb4Y%2BIm3JHD%2FyIltDiJ7tU%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Backswimmer - Family Notonectidae These bugs swim upside-down, hence their common name. They can dive underwater by trapping air in their abdominal pockets. Thanks to this feature, they can remain submerged for up to 6 hours!<br /> <br /> *The dorsal surface of this insect is white and pale green. I haven&#039;t been able to get a photo of it yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a pond<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121310/backswimmer_-_family_notonectidae.html Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure><br /> Geotagged,Notonectidae,Summer,United States,backswimmer Click/tap to enlarge

Backswimmer - Family Notonectidae

These bugs swim upside-down, hence their common name. They can dive underwater by trapping air in their abdominal pockets. Thanks to this feature, they can remain submerged for up to 6 hours!

Habitat: Collected from a pond

Backswimmer - Family Notonectidae These bugs swim upside-down, hence their common name. They can dive underwater by trapping air in their abdominal pockets. Thanks to this feature, they can remain submerged for up to 6 hours!<br /> <br /> *The dorsal surface of this insect is white and pale green. I haven't been able to get a photo of it yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Collected from a pond<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/121310/backswimmer_-_family_notonectidae.html Geotagged,Summer,United States

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Uploaded Sep 6, 2021. Captured Sep 5, 2021 16:42 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/99s
  • ISO500
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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