The great diving beetle is an aquatic diving beetle native to Europe and northern Asia, and in the United Kingdom it is common in Wales, much of England and southern Scotland, though less common on chalk and in the far north. True to its name it is a large insect: its larvae can grow up to 60 millimeters long, while adults typically measure 27 to 35 millimeters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikidata: Great diving beetle
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
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1. Great diving beetle (Wikipedia)
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A voracious predator, this beetle hunts a wide variety of prey including small fish.
2. Wikipedia: Great diving beetle
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Great diving beetle
Child Taxon Of: Dytiscidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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