Notonectidae (family)
Backswimmer at O'Connor, ACT
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| Notonectidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Jan 2021 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 31 Dec 2020 |
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User's notes
The water body is ephemeral. I am 100% guessing that it is a true bug.
3 comments
2 Jan 2021
Thanks, Bron
If I get time I will take a dip net up to the puddle and see what else is available for imaging and uploading to CNM. As far as I know this, and an earlier record of a different species, are the first aquatic macroinvertebrate records for CNM. The puddle has lured an Eastern Grey Kangaroo, several species of birds, a dragonfly, several species of true flies, and several species of wasp so it is wonderful little biodiversity oasis.
If I get time I will take a dip net up to the puddle and see what else is available for imaging and uploading to CNM. As far as I know this, and an earlier record of a different species, are the first aquatic macroinvertebrate records for CNM. The puddle has lured an Eastern Grey Kangaroo, several species of birds, a dragonfly, several species of true flies, and several species of wasp so it is wonderful little biodiversity oasis.
2 Jan 2021
That sounds great Con. I'm newly interested in pond life too and am keeping an eye on the Melba Wetlands. I have shots of some things from there, so maybe we can stir up more interest in these environments :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.106962-35.260192
- Altitude 615.7m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Dec 2020 01:34 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Notonectidae (family) Water & Shore Bugs (several families) True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera) Insects
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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