A Taxonomist's Notebook

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#365Insects 36: #Dubiraphia bivittata (LeConte, 1852)
It may not look like it, but this beetle is actually almost fully aquatic. Rather than have oar-like legs for swimming, Riffle Beetles instead hold onto sticks, stones, and other debris with their...

#365Insects 36: #Dubiraphia bivittata (LeConte, 1852)

It may not look like it, but this beetle is actually almost fully aquatic. Rather than have oar-like legs for swimming, Riffle Beetles instead hold onto sticks, stones, and other debris with their elongated tarsi and walk underwater. (at University of Guelph)

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