ed_the_waterbeetle_guy Posted April 17, 2008 Report Posted April 17, 2008 Here is my pet Dytiscus-the Giant Predaceous diving beetle. Quote
Peter Clausen Posted April 18, 2008 Report Posted April 18, 2008 You know, that is a great picture of a really interesting pet! Thanks for sharing. How large are they? Peter Quote
ed_the_waterbeetle_guy Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Posted April 18, 2008 they are 1.5 inches in length for the giant, &.5 inches for the acilius. Quote
Peter Clausen Posted April 19, 2008 Report Posted April 19, 2008 I'm looking forward to spending a week in Arizona, this August 2008. One of the goals in seeing bugs in the desert is to find water! Last time I was there I did manage to see 3 good-sized species of waterbeetles. I saw the familiar Sunburst Diving beetles and two other inch long species. Quote
ed_the_waterbeetle_guy Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Posted April 19, 2008 Sounds Great!! Where I live there are no Sunbursts. they are very beautiful specimens. I would love to raise them!!!! Quote
Peter Clausen Posted April 19, 2008 Report Posted April 19, 2008 I've only ever collected one in my 2 trips down to Arizona. I know that people can find hundreds of them at the right time and place, but such has not been my luck. Of course, I'll be on the lookout! Note to self: bring water net! Quote
Morpheus_UK Posted April 21, 2008 Report Posted April 21, 2008 Nice photo, seem similar to the great diving beetles we have here, or they are the great diving beetles if your in England I remember when i was a little kid going to a cathedral school trip once finding massive larvae of them once, all i had was a full pop bottle i soon swigged down in way for the beetles sadly though was caught by the teacher back at school who forced me to put them in the school pond againt mine, for some reason there was whole lot less wild life in that pond next year Quote
manticora Posted May 2, 2008 Report Posted May 2, 2008 Nice photo, seem similar to the great diving beetles we have here, or they are the great diving beetles if your in England I remember when i was a little kid going to a cathedral school trip once finding massive larvae of them once, all i had was a full pop bottle i soon swigged down in way for the beetles sadly though was caught by the teacher back at school who forced me to put them in the school pond againt mine, for some reason there was whole lot less wild life in that pond next year wow! awesome! you can never get enough of these beetles,in fla we have the smaller cybister sp.which are just as beautiful.thanks for sharing. Quote
ed_the_waterbeetle_guy Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Posted May 2, 2008 We have a species of cybister here aswell. And, I agree they are beautiful. Quote
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