[NatureNS] Aquatic Insect In Mr Burns' Water Dish

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"Dark Brown" eliminates all backswimmers of which I am aware...they're all
white on top (which is underneath when they swim). "Football shaped" also
eliminates backswimmers  and water boatmen (and I'm pretty sure a 2 cm
waterboatman would be huge).

My suggestion would be one of the mid-sized Predaceous Diving Beetles, e.g.
see figure nine at:
http://www.waterbugkey.vcsu.edu/php/familykey.php?idnum=1&o=coleoptera1a&type=family


And these insects also fly well.

Randy
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RF Lauff
Way in the boonies of
Antigonish County, NS.


On 22 July 2012 08:35, james simpson <desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote:

> In Mr Burn's large water dish this week on my back deck about 2 cm long,
> football shaped (Canadian), with one oar amidships on each side, dark
> brownish, aquatic insect happily paddling around.  We are a long ways (2
> KM) from any fresh water.  How the heck could have possibly gotten there?

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ball shaped&quot; also eliminates=A0backswimmers=A0=A0and=A0water boatmen (=
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g Beetles, e.g. see figure nine at:=A0
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o=3Dcoleoptera1a&amp;type=3Dfamily">http://www.waterbugkey.vcsu.edu/php/fam=
ilykey.php?idnum=3D1&amp;o=3Dcoleoptera1a&amp;type=3Dfamily</a>=A0</div><di=
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<div>And these insects also fly well.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br cle=
ar=3D"all">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boon=
ies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<br>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 22 July 2012 08:35, james simpson <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"=
gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-=
left:1ex">

In Mr Burn&#39;s large water dish this week on my back deck about 2 cm long=
, football shaped (Canadian), with one oar amidships on each side, dark bro=
wnish, aquatic insect happily paddling around. =A0We are a long ways (2 KM)=
 from any fresh water. =A0How the heck could have possibly gotten there?
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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