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Notonectidae

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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Description:

Notonectidae is a cosmopolitan family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly called backswimmers because they swim upside down. They are all predators, up to nearly 2 cm in size.

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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013

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