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πŸͺ² Beetles

Malagasy Aquatic Beetle

Hydrophilus madagascariensis

About

A large, shiny black aquatic beetle with a streamlined oval body. It carries a bubble of air beneath its body for underwater breathing and swims with alternating leg strokes.

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Did You Know?

Despite being called water scavenger beetles, the larvae are fierce predators of snails, tadpoles, and other aquatic invertebrates.