#notonectidae

[bugtoucher420]

Number seventeen…the spread eagle 💃

[miyrumiyru]

Little backswimmer have : sharp sucker, cyan legparts, long hindlegs and pretty red eyes <3

Milky Backswimmers (Genus Notonecta)

[jenfoundabug]

Backswimmer in the subgenus Paranecta that I found hanging out in my pool. Backswimmers (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) are a family of predatory aquatic bugs. Unlike water boatmen, which swim right (dorsal) side up, backswimmers swim on, you guessed it, their backs. These insects can attack prey as large as tadpoles and have a needle-like proboscis that can result in a pretty painful bite. They are not only good swimmers, but also flyers, which allows for easy dispersal between small ponds and other bodies of water (like my pool). Their abdomen is covered in lots of tiny hair-like structures for trapping air against the body. This allows the insect to breath for a time underwater and keep its body dry.

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[onenicebugperday]

Backswimmers, Notonectidae, Hemiptera

Backswimmers are true bugs known for swimming upside down (inverted), often directly under the surface of the water. This distinguishes them from the similar-looking water boatmen, which swim right-side-up. Backswimmers are predators that can consume prey as large as tadpoles and small fish. Although they are mainly aquatic, they are capable of flight.

Photographed in Singapore by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

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[fatchance]

Backswimmer.

Unidentified notonectid in the gauging station pool at Huachuca Canyon, Cochise County, Arizona. These are sometimes called “water boatmen” in North America, though the term should probably be reserved for members of the Corixidae, who do not swim upside down. 

[miyrumiyru]

〰️〰️〰️Wandering and Floating 〰️〰️〰️

송장헤엄치게 - Nymph (Notonecta triguttata)

(Thier Korean name is "송장헤엄치게" and it means "Corpse swimmer" ☠️☠️ That's because they looks like a corpse who swimming backwards X_X)

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