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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)
 Every picture of this specimen was taken with my old camera through a microscope.

This true bug was collected from the northeastern United States on November 15th, 2004 and added to Troutnut.com on April 12th, 2006.

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I really like this view through the microscope of a water boatman's mouth and metallic-looking compound eyes.
I really like this view through the microscope of a water boatman's mouth and metallic-looking compound eyes (
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The compound eyes of a male Isonychia bicolor mayfly spinner.
The compound eyes of a male Isonychia bicolor mayfly spinner.
Compound eye: The eyes of many arthropods, including insects and crustaceans, are composed of anywhere from 12 to 1,000 facets called ommatidia. These are called compound eyes.).

This picture was taken through a low-powered microscope.
CameraOlympus C740UZ
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This picture was taken through a low-powered microscope.
CameraOlympus C740UZ
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This picture was taken through a low-powered microscope.
CameraOlympus C740UZ

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Corixid ID 1 Reply »
Posted by DMM on Aug 3, 2007
Last reply on Aug 4, 2007 by Konchu
All of your boatmen seem to be Sigara.
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