Corixidae (Water Boatmen) True Bug Adult Pictures
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Hemiptera (True Bugs)
» Family Corixidae (Water Boatmen)
This true bug was collected from the Upper Midwest on January 31st, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on January 25th, 2006.
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 | Water Boatman RowingStarring: Corixidae Water Boatman Adult Shot: Jan 31, 2004 Added: Mar 31, 2006 Format: WMV file Dimensions: 320x240 Camera: C740UZ |
| Water boatmen are excellent swimmers, and you can see here how they use their oars to push themselves through the water, a motion easily imitated by the fly fisher. |
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