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What is a backswimmer?

What is a backswimmer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of various aquatic insects, of the family Notonectidae, that swim on their backs.
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Holding its pale back away from the sunlight makes the backswimmer harder for predators to spot.
So, the backswimmer swims backwards, and it is also a predator that has developed quite a strategy for breathing in the water.
When the arriving female mosquitoes detect a chemical emitted by the backswimmer, they are less likely to lay eggs in that pool.
Influence of the predatory backswimmer Notonecta maculata, on invertebrate community structure.
Because the backswimmer is lighter than water, it rises to the surface after releasing its hold on the bottom vegetation.
So here, we have a backswimmer, an unusual insect because it swims backwards.

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