Dytiscidae
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The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός, meaning "able to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the wor
Cybister lateralimarginalis, Berkenwoude, the Netherlands
Dytiscid larva feeding on a stickleback
Great diving beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) larva
Great diving beetle
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The great diving beetle is an aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and in the UK is common in Wales, much of England and southern Scotland but less common on chalk and in the far
Dytiscidae
…of China, the latter species, as well as C. bengalensis, C. guerini, C. limbatus, C. sugillatus, C. tripunctatus, and probably also the well-known great diving beetle (D. marginalis) are bred for human consumption, though as they are cumbersome to raise due to their carnivorous habit and have a fairly bland (though…
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Male front leg from underside
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Larva