Biology:Cybister chinensis
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| male Cybister chinensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Cybister |
| Species: | C. chinensis
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| Cybister chinensis Motschulsky, 1854
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Cybister japonicus Sharp, 1873 | |
Cybister chinensis is a species of diving beetle native to East Asia. It is predatory, feeding on tadpoles, small fish and aquatic insects, and adults are about 3.3–4.2 cm (1.3–1.7 in) long.[1]
In culture
This beetle is the focus of the Water Beetle Song (물방개 노래), a traditional Korean children’s song. It reveals this beetle’s shape and movement were the inspiration for Imjin War naval officer and scientist-shipbuilder Na Dae-yong’s design of his turtle ship. He is known to have sighted one spinning around in a reservoir. Set at this pivotal moment, the song is written in his voice as he praises how well the beetle spins and tells it he will build a ship resembling it. He declares that his invention will defeat the marine enemies to come. This way, he foretells the future Imjin War. To this day, Na Dae-yong’s descendants have been passing down the Water Beetle Song orally. It has also been attested from Naju, his city of origin, along with from Oryun-dong.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
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- ↑ Ohba, S.-Y. (2009). "Ontogenetic Dietary Shift in the Larvae of Cybister japonicus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Japanese Rice Fields". Environmental Entomology 38 (3): 856–860. doi:10.1603/022.038.0339. PMID 19508796.
- ↑ Aju Economy (2023-10-04). "[지역혼의 재발견?나주정신(3) 거북선 설계한 나대용, 이순신과 연승 이끈 '숨은 영웅'"]. https://news.nate.com/view/20231004n17042.
- ↑ 이예진, 기자 (2020-10-14). "[지역사 이야기5-나주 거북선의 고향, 나대용 장군을 기리다(2)"]. https://www.newscj.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=787457.
- ↑ 밝누리 (April 21, 2016). "거북선을 만든 나대용 장군 ▣▣ '물방개의 노래' ▣▣". https://il11.tistory.com/397.
- ↑ 편집에디터, ed (July 30, 2020). "백옥연의 문향(文香), 가다가 멈추는 곳〉나주 소충사(昭忠祠)_체암 나대용". https://m.jnilbo.com/article.php?aid=62742236579.
- ↑ 정준양 (December 24, 2024). "「식물로 보는 한국사 이야기」임진왜란은 소나무로 만들어진 판옥선ㆍ거북선 덕분에 이겼다?". https://www.kidshankook.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=12442.
Wikidata ☰ Q3140500 entry
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