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Are bugs able to live under water as well as on land
Many bugs have adapted to life in or around water.
Water boatmen swim upside down, using two long legs
like oars, which make them look like tiny rowing boats.
They paddle through the water, chasing and catching
tadpoles and small fish to eat. Giant water bugs are so
large that they can catch and eat frogs and bigger fish.
Water measurers can be found at the edges of ponds.
They ‘skate’ across the water’s surface, stabbing at
mosquito larvae with their piercing mouthparts.
Scientists use electron
microscopes to
magnify specimens,
such as this bedbug,
thousands of times.
A water boatman
uses its longest legs
like oars to propel it
through the water.