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πŸͺ² Beetles

Riffle Beetle

Elmis aenea

About

A tiny, dark beetle that spends its entire adult life underwater clinging to rocks in riffles. It breathes using a plastron, a permanent thin film of air.

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Did You Know?

Its plastron air film never needs replenishing, allowing it to remain permanently submerged.