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- BackSwimmer: All You Need to Know in a Nutshell
Backswimmers are piercer-predators that feed on a variety of prey, including tiny fish fry, tadpoles, and invertebrates When comparing backswimmers to other aquatic insects, such as water boatmen, one significant difference is their method of capturing food
- Notonectidae - Wikipedia
Backswimmers swim on their backs, vigorously paddling with their long, hair-fringed hind legs and attack prey as large as tadpoles and small fish They can inflict a painful "bite" on a human being, actually a stab with their sharp tubular mouthparts (proboscis)
- Backswimmer | Water-dwelling, predatory, aquatic | Britannica
Backswimmer, (family Notonectidae), any of a group of insects (order Heteroptera) that occur worldwide and are named for their ability to swim on their backs, which are shaped like the keel and sides of a boat The backswimmer uses its long oarlike legs for propulsion and has an oval-shaped head
- Backswimmer Facts Information (Notonectidae) - Pond Informer
As their name suggests, backswimmers are a family of aquatic insects that swim upside down This group belongs to the family Notonectidae, nested within the order of true bugs (Hemiptera) In addition, this group includes other well-known insects like stink bugs, aphids, and leaf hoppers
- Habits and Traits of Backswimmers - ThoughtCo
Backswimmers inhabit ponds, freshwater pools, lake edges, and slow-moving streams About 400 species are known throughout the world, but only 34 species inhabit North America
- Family Notonectidae - Backswimmers - BugGuide. Net
Aquatic bugs that often swim upside-down When resting at the surface, body is typically tilted with the head downward Species identification often requires examining stridulatory structures and male genitalia 1 R W Merritt, K W Cummins, M B Berg 2008 Kendall Hunt 2 Henry T J 2009
- Backswimmers | Rowan Universitys Arboretum
Trophic Level: Backswimmers are aquatic predators that feed on small fish, tadpoles, and other insects They find food by waiting for prey to come close, then giving a stinging bite to stop the prey from escaping Backswimmers use a straw-like mouth to pierce the body of their prey and drink the insides Why should we care?
- Common backswimmer - The Wildlife Trusts
The common backswimmer is light brown with large, reddish eyes It has powerful, oar-like hind legs, which it uses as paddles when it swims upside-down Its body resembles the shape of a boat
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