In the UK, the stag beetle beats its next rival for the biggest beetle record by a few centimetres. The great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis), a voracious predator that lives in ponds, can reach ...
“Oh yes, apologies to the king diving beetle, the real king has returned!” The Great Fen is in east central England, about a 30-mile drive northwest from Cambridge.
It uses its 'tail' as a breathing tube, poking it out of the water. At about three centimetres long, the great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) is one of the UK's largest beetles. Although it is ...
Gossip from the Garden Pond — The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle 2 / 3 The Water Boatman and Great Diving Beetle reveal the truth about life between the ripples. BBC Radio 4 ...
Imagine if your foot looked like this. Shoe shopping would be a nightmare! But this is the foot of a diving beetle, and fortunately diving beetles don’t need shoes, as their legs and feet are ...
J. Gould et al., “Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching,” Entomol Sci, 22:393–97, 2019. While studying the conservation of endangered amphibians ...
Caption This rare aquatic beetle, known as the narrow-footed Hygrotus diving beetle and native to only central Wyoming, may be in need of some federal protection. Lusha Tronstad, lead invertebrate ...