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πŸͺ² Beetles

Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

About

A large, streamlined aquatic beetle with an olive-green body bordered in yellow. It carries an air bubble under its elytra and is a voracious underwater predator.

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Did You Know?

Great diving beetles can stay submerged for extended periods by trapping a silvery air bubble under their wing covers that functions like a gill.