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Gyrinidae
About 25mm in size, flattened body grey-silver colour not easy to see on the water, short antennae, their divided eyes are believed to enable them to see both above and below water.
Spotted during a raining morning walk at Kebun Raya Cibodas, a 80ha area above 1.400 metres high, mix of botanical park with big trees & palms and surrounded by rainforest at the foot of Gene volcano, Java - Indonesia. It was in a small canal of water that cross the park. Water beetles usually can be found swimming on the surface of the water and underwater if threatened.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Adephaga Family: Gyrinidae
Spotted on Jan 27, 2017
Submitted on Jan 31, 2017
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