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These beetles walk on water, upside down, underneath the surface

The insect’s inverted surface scurrying is a rare method for getting around

a water scavenger beetle

Water scavenger beetles (one pictured) can reportedly walk along the underside of the water’s surface, a rare ability in the animal kingdom.

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By Jake Buehler

- More than 2 years ago

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Being quite small, insects can have a very different relationship with the water-air interface than larger animals do.