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Water Boatman (Corixidae sp) (3/3)
Hemiptera: Corixidae
Corixidae sp
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© Vik Dunis 2016
Murray-Sunset National Park, VIC (Apr, 2016)
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Unhappy endings for Water Boatmen. Christmas for the local ants.
Local ants prowling the area found the Water Boatmen a defenceless prey and simply picked them up from behind and carted them off as they came across them.
 01.jpg "Vik: Water Boatman (Corixidae sp) - 24/04/2016")
Out of the Water
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Swimming on Sand
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Unhappy Ending (for some)