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Backswimmer

Notonecta glauca

Description:

I found this bug inside the swimming pool, under water using some sort of air bubble. When I took it out of the water it rested a couple of minutes and then it flew away. This was in the mountains close to Madrid. It likes to swim upside down, it is a predator attacking even tadpoles and small fishes.

Habitat:

Lakes, pools, marshes and even swimming pools

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1 Comment

arlanda
arlanda 12 years ago

Notonecta glauca?
Spanish name: garapito

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Los Molinos, Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Jul 3, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2011

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