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- This page contains pictures and information about Backswimmers in Family Notonectidae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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Backswimmers - Paranisops inconstans
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length 10mm
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- This water bugs swim un side down with bottom facing upwards, so their
common name Backswimmers. They propel with hind pair of long legs. They are
common in flash water ponds in Brisbane.
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- They are fast swimming predators. The swim under water but often come up
surface to exchange air. They store air between wings and abdomen for
breathing.
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- Reference:
- 1. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, pp 488.
- 2. A
field guide to insects in Australia - By Paul Zborowski and Ross
Storey, Reed New Holland, 1996, p95.
- 3. Northern
Territory Insects, A Comprehensive Guide CD - Graham Brown, 2009.
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