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πŸͺ² Beetles

Yellow-Margined Water Scavenger Beetle

Hydrochara caraboides

Near Threatened

About

A large dark water scavenger beetle with yellowish margins on the pronotum. It inhabits well-vegetated ponds and is declining in parts of northern Europe.

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Did You Know?

Larvae are fierce predators that dispatch prey much larger than themselves, including tadpoles.