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Water Bug - Notonecta
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Water Bug - Notonecta
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
June 29, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Please help with ID.
Contributed by Sam Houston on 29 June, 2008 - 10:38pm

can be frassed
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… v belov, 16 November, 2008 - 12:50pm

a backswimmer [Notonectidae]
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… v belov, 29 June, 2008 - 10:44pm

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