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Diving beetle
Thermonectus sp
8.97652, 125.58
Field Notes
Description:
They are well adapted to an aquatic environment. The hind pair of legs is long, flattened, and fringed to provide surface area that aids in flotation and swimming. The spiracles (openings through which the beetle breathes) are on the abdomen just under the tips of the wing covers (elytra).
Habitat:
I saw this diving beetle in our paddy field while I was pulling out our paddy so that I could transplant it, I didn't expect it to suddenly appear so I picked it up and put it in a small glass
Notes:
return them to their land because they are in danger of being depleted
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