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Some of the best examples of adaptation to a particular mode of life are afforded by aquatic insects. Such insects have, in all cases, secondarily acquired this mode of life and their degree of adaptation varies within wide limits. The vast majority of aquatic insects inhabit fresh water; a much smaller number occur in brackish waters, while very few have colonized the sea. A midge, Pontomyia, in Samoa spends its whole life, even in the adult stage, under the sea.
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Richards, O.W., Davies, R.G. (1978). Some Important Modes of Life in Insects. In: Imms’ Outline Of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5857-9_4
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