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This pretty beetle swims in groups and is brightly colored to advertise bad taste. It is streamlined, has powerful oar-like hind legs for propulsion, and steers with its short forelegs. Like many aquatic insects, it carries surface air beneath its wings to breathe under water. It can also fly!
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Sunburst diving beetles have powerful hind legs and paddle-like appendages for swimming. Their upper body is shiny black with 10 to 11 bright yellow spots on each wing.