What is this?

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Andrew

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I accidentally scooped this little critter up when I was catching some tadpoles. I think he's been eating some of them, so I decided to separate him into a separate cup. Can anyone identify it? It's about half an inch long. I'm thinking it could be a diving beetle larva? Or something along those lines.

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Yeah, it's definately predatory. Ate a tadpole the other day. I'm keeping it, so as long as it doesn't die I'll post what it ends up turning into.

 
Well, it's pretty much confirmed to be some type of diving beetle larva. He's a fierce predator, too. I threw a housefly onto the water next to him, and he snatched it up right away with those huge mandibles. Can't wait to see how big he gets.

 
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