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Backswimmer
22.0805, -100.954
Field Notes
Description:
Backswimmers are predators and attack prey as large as tadpoles and small fish, and can inflict a painful "bite" on a human being (actually, similar to a mosquito "bite", it is a stab with their tubular mouthpart).
Habitat:
They inhabit still freshwater, e.g. lakes, pools, marshes, and are sometimes found in garden ponds. Although primarily aquatic, they can fly well and so can disperse easily to new habitats.
Reference Links:
Notonectidae
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 11, 2013
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