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Predacious diving beetle. Trapped in vernal pool.
This shiny beetle flew by, I gave it a drink of my water.
Predaceous diving beetle larva found in Black Pond.
Large predaceous beetles. The adults are able to fly and swim by holding air ...
The beetle was quite large, about 5cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The shell was olive ...
When still in larval form, the beetles vary in size from about 1 to 5 cm (half ...
Shiny black oval beetle with large hind legs and fine antennae.
Spotted 20M in the Gour Room (Cacupangan Cave System), Brgy. Tagudin, Mabini, ...
This creature has gray plates and possibly six legs but no promises. It has ...
Two Cybister lateralimarginalis mating. Beautiful beetles, 3-4 cm large. They ...
1 to 1 1/2 inch size beetle, can go up to 2". Shiny black and oval shaped.
Smooth, oval beetle with reddish legs and mostly black elytra and protonum. ...
This was a very large bug under water in a freshwater vernal pool. I assumed it ...
About 5 mm long, with a horizontal black stripe across the posterior part of ...
About 15-17 millimeters in length, colored as shown.
Oval, flattened top to bottom, about 13-15 mm, colored as shown.
deep chesnut brown with a yellow orange stripe on both sides and a few on the ...
Dytiscidae; Ditiscinae; Cybistrini; ...
American toads have short legs, stout bodies, and thick skins with noticeable ...