Predaceous Diving Beetle
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 2nd June 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Fact File
Predaceous Diving Beetle.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Over 400 species.
Coleoptera.
Dytiscidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Size:
Habitat:
Feature:
 Tadpoles and glassworms, among other smaller water-dwelling creatures.
Organisms ranging from other insects to fish larger than themselves.
Ranging from 1.5 mm to 33 mm.
Any aquatic environment.
Raised for food in the far east.