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Diving Beetle

Insects

Diving beetles are predatory aquatic beetles of the family Dytiscidae, streamlined and equipped with long, flattened, hair-fringed hind legs used as oars to swim through ponds and slow streams worldwide. They breathe underwater by trapping a bubble of air beneath their wing covers, periodically surfacing to replenish it, and both the adults and their equally predatory larvae, sometimes called water tigers, actively hunt other aquatic invertebrates, tadpoles and small fish.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
System (Realm)
Freshwater 3
System (Realm)
Marine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
The adults of most are between 1 and 2.5 cm (0.4-1.0 in) long, though much variation is seen between species 1
Scientific Name
Dytiscidae 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Coleoptera, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Dytiscidae

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Diving Beetle (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, 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.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Dytiscidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles
  • Description section
    The adults of most are between 1 and 2.5 cm (0.4-1.0 in) long, though much variation is seen between species
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2. Wikidata: Dytiscidae
  • Wikidata Q327149, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Diving Beetle': the predaceous diving beetles; larvae deliver digestive enzymes into prey to suck their liquefied remains
  • Child Taxon Of: Coleoptera, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ327149, descriptionView the Source
Diving Beetle (Wikipedia)
In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "to dive", are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live..."View the Source
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