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In aquatic insects, this feature\/process has been termed \u2018plastron respiration\u2019. Here, we demonstrate the similarities in function between underwater respiration of insect (Aphelocheirus aestivalis) plastrons and gas films on leaves of wetland plants (Phalaris arundinacea) and also show the importance of these physical gills by the resulting changes upon their removal. The gas films provide an enlarged gas\u2013water interface to enhance O2 uptake underwater that is above that if only spiracles (insects) or stomata (plants) provided the gas-phase contact with the water. 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