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Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus TL: ~11 mm. Shiny, brown beetle with a wavy band behind the middle of the elytra. Reddish brown head and 2 black bars on pronotum.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Small woodland pool<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84006/predaceous_diving_beetle_-_acilius_mediatus.html" title="Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84006_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fy3ht0um6xq5cU6bRg0HkxD%2FwkU%3D" width="122" height="152" alt="Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus TL: ~11 mm. Shiny, brown beetle with a wavy band behind the middle of the elytra. Reddish brown head and 2 black bars on pronotum.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Small woodland pool <br /> <br /> *The thing on the tip of my finger is a tiny mussel<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84008/predaceous_diving_beetle_-_acilius_mediatus.html Acilius mediatus,Geotagged,Predaceous Diving Beetle,Summer,United States,beetle,diving beetle,dytiscidae. acilius" /></a></figure> Acilius mediatus,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus

TL: ~11 mm. Shiny, brown beetle with a wavy band behind the middle of the elytra. Reddish brown head and 2 black bars on pronotum.

Habitat: Small woodland pool

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Acilius mediatus TL: ~11 mm. Shiny, brown beetle with a wavy band behind the middle of the elytra. Reddish brown head and 2 black bars on pronotum.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Small woodland pool <br /> <br /> *The thing on the tip of my finger is a tiny mussel<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84008/predaceous_diving_beetle_-_acilius_mediatus.html Acilius mediatus,Geotagged,Predaceous Diving Beetle,Summer,United States,beetle,diving beetle,dytiscidae. acilius

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  1. View Patomarazul's profile
    Patomarazul
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    In this article below I saw recently that some of these predatory water bugs can eat big prey, even small ducklings!
    https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/meet-the-giant-water-bugs-that-eat-ducklings-but-are-good-dads/     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Wow, crazy! Posted 5 years ago

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The Acilius mediatus

Acilius mediatus is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 6, 2019. Captured Sep 5, 2019 12:51 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.