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In ponds and streams.
Note that Water boatman, in the US means Corixidae, small plant eating insects.
In Britain, it can also mean the Notonectidae (called backswimmers in the USA) which swim upside-down on the surface and are predators. They swim with two long legs that look like oars.
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∙ 15y agoThe water boatman is an insect which lives in ponds. Boatmen are an important part of the diet of fish, and aren't harmful in any way unless they overpopulate, but this is true of many animals.
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∙ 15y agoThey can live happily in freshwater lakes .
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What eats lesser water boatman?
Water boatmen do not bite humans. the suck juices from plants and algae. They also eat minute aquatic organisms such as mosquito larvae.
How does the water boatman breathe?
Water boatmen breathe through a complicated structure of tubes (called tracheae and tracheoles) and air sacs. Oxygen is pulled into the body through openings in their abdomens called spiracles. Once the oxygen has been pulled in, the outer most vents close and the air is forced into increasingly smaller pipes known as tubules, until it reaches the required cells.
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What is the lifespan of a wall lizard?
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What do boatmen bugs eat?
Water boatmen eat algae and aquatic plants.
Are water boatmen dangerous?
Water boatmen believe is the family Corixidae. These insects are flat, boat-shaped and long. These insects are not dangerous.
What do water boatmen drink?
I think that watre boatmen just eat the pond water but i dont think my answer is right because im only a kid
What aquatic insects do water boatmen eat?
FISH
What adaptations has the water boatmen?
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Do water boatmen live in groups?
they can do but they usually swim alone
Do boatman waterbugs bite people in water?
Water boatmen are capable of biting people.
Is a water boatman a fish?
No. Water boatmans are not plants, they are animals and thus they are not producers.
What is the life span of the water boatmen?
Approximately 6 - 9 months.
What eats water boatmen?
Brittanica Online listed no predators for water boatmen. Wikipedia said that some amphibians eat them, and in Mexico they are considered a delicacy and eaten by humans in large numbers.
What are the water boatmen beetle's threats?
Actually fish really love 'em.
Why are there water boatmen in your above ground pool?
They got lost looking for Venice.
