Name: Marianne M.
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Age: 40s
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Date: 3/23/2004
Question:
How do Whirligig Beetles breath when they go under the water?
Replies:
Whirligig beetles do not normally go all the way under water, they swim on the surface,
half in and half out, so they can breathe. See A Guide to Observing Insect Lives, by
Donald W. Stokes, or many other insect references. Some diving beetles, that do go
under water as adults, carry a bubble of air with them when they dive.
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