Colour plate of range of Hemiptera in and out of water from Sketches of British Insects, London, Groombridge, 1888; Image of young woman in formal Edwardian dress; text quote.

Before #freshwater #bioacoustics - Dr. Kathleen Carpenter @aberuni.bsky.social @biomcgill.bsky.social seemed to be contemplating the idea in her textbook? - Life in Inland Waters (1928) - for @wildaudiojack.bsky.social

#FridayFlashback #envhist #womeninscience #historyofscience #insects #Notonecta

The experimental arenas set up for the experiment. Photo courtesy of article author, Anna-Marie Poskočilová.

Author collecting experimental data within one of the enclosures. Photo courtesy of article author, Anna-Marie Poskočilová.

New research in #RESEcolEnt
Complex cues in #habitat selection: Exploring the influence of vegetation and polarised light on #backswimmers in predator-free environments
doi.org/10.1111/een.13465

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@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

🇫🇷 Les notonectes - Les chasseurs sous-marins qui nagent à l'envers
#Notonecta #PunaisesAquatiques #ChasseSousL'Eau  #BiodiversitéDesMares

🇬🇧 Underwater Hunters Swimming Upside Down