Andrew Posted April 21, 2008 Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynastes Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 That is a predatory aquatic beetle larva of some kind (no idea on which genus). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 How large is it currently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted May 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2008 ~1 inch at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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