great diving beetle
Dytiscus marginalis latin

The jaws of a great diving beetle are strong compared to their body size.

The great diving beetle, true to its name, is a rather sizable insect.

Their predators include great diving beetle larvae (when in tadpole form), snakes, skunks, and larger frogs.

Underwater Safari This month we look as the Great Diving Beetle.

Dragonfly nymphs, water-boatmen and the great diving beetle (Dytiscus) are carnivores.

Other wildlife includes Kingfisher's, great diving beetles and amphibians such as the common frog and palmate newt.

"If it keeps dropping, what will happen to the dragonfly larvae and the great diving beetles and the toads who depend on the pond?

The Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) are bred for human food.

Species of special interest include great diving beetles, Small Red-eyed Damselfly and tree sparrow, along with a number of acid grassland plants.

The great diving beetle, Dytiscus marginalis, is a large aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and is particularly common in England.

One reason for the plentiful fish might be the large abundance of aquatic invertebrates - including dragonfly larvae, water boatman, great diving beetles (and larvae), pond skaters, water scorpions and silver diving beetles.

The Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) are bred for human food.

This beetle is similar in structure to the better known and widespread Dytiscus marginalis, but it is clearly larger and especially wider.

In Dytiscus marginalis and other species the tarsus of the forelegs is modified in males to form a circular sucker.

The great diving beetle, Dytiscus marginalis, is a large aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and is particularly common in England.