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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae) » Dineutus
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Water bugs - Dineutus
Copyright © 2007 Bill Brower

Water bugs - Dineutus
Seminole, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
April 13, 2007
Size: 3/4"
See these a lot here, and curiosity has gotten the best of me. They're usually scurrying around in the water in large groups (50 or more?), near the edges of fresh water ponds. Birds don't seem to go after them.

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Contributed by Bill Brower on 13 April, 2007 - 4:38pm
Last updated 13 April, 2007 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Whirligig Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 13 April, 2007 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

Whirligig beetles.
These are whirligig beetles (family Gyrinidae), genus Dineutus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 April, 2007 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Have to agree...
After looking at the guide page, there seems to be no doubt. Thanks for the quick reply! Glad to know what they are finally. Florida has not been noted on the Data page yet, so I'll put these on the proper page. Thanks again.
… Bill Brower, 13 April, 2007 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

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