The backswimmer hangs from the water's surface.
(John Bush and Morris Flynn)
Lung provides breathing room underwater
The backswimmer hangs from the water's surface.
(John Bush and Morris Flynn)
One afternoon, John Bush, MIT math guru, ventured to Fresh Pond to collect insects known as water striders for his research. It wasn't until he returned to his lab that he discovered an interloper in his bucket. (Full article: 289 words)
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