What is the name of an underwater swimming insect that looks like a row boat with oars?
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The Corixa punctata it is also known as the lesser water boatman.

An insect of order Hemiptera. It always looks as if it is under the surface of the water, but is actaully swimming on the surface

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The arthropod daphnia, (water flea) is not as described in the question

the source:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia, shows a very different insect

so does:- http://www.encyclopedia.com/beta/doc/1B1-382389.html

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