Predacious diving beetle ( Hydaticus aruspex ) by larose forest photos

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16-APR-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Predacious diving beetle (Hydaticus aruspex)

Mer Bleue area

This smallish beetle was wandering across the path today. According to Stephen Marshall (bug expert), this species spends the winter on land and heads to the water about now.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/1000s f/3.5 at 4.5mm iso100 full exif

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Buz Kiefer		19-Apr-2016 14:47
Very nice close up work, Christine. Vote.

Tom LeRoy		18-Apr-2016 06:22
Great detail, clarity, and color. Never heard of a Diving Beetle. What an interesting find and capture! V

Sam Rua		18-Apr-2016 01:34
Cool find and close-up capture.

Graeme		17-Apr-2016 22:54
Very colourful in the sunlight, Christine.BV

Tom Murray		17-Apr-2016 02:55
You captured this colorful Dytiscid nicely.

hayl		17-Apr-2016 00:25
It has a tough walk to get to water. Excellent find and photo.

Jim Coffman		16-Apr-2016 23:12
That is a new one for me! It looks rather large..

Helen Betts		16-Apr-2016 23:06
Excellent detail and composition. Good thing you saw him before he headed to the water! V.

Pierre Martin		16-Apr-2016 22:59
never seen one of those, great find and shot!

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