1 Backswimmer at Symonston, ACT
Identification history
| Notonectidae (family) | 5 Oct 2019 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Notonectidae (family) | 4 Oct 2019 | JonSteinbeck |
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This Backswimmer was in the southern pond, where there was still some murky green water. It seemed to get caught on the rock, as it ended up pushing itself up the rock. Its strange leg position was not how it was swimming before.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.141357-35.356923
- Altitude 631.7m
- Maps Callum Brae
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Sep 2019 08:35 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Collections
BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Notonectidae (family) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Notonectidae (family) Scientific name
- Backswimmer Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 986.1m Recorded at altitude
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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