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14/05/2008, 14:11 newbiee Joined on 29/12/2007 Posts 110 Swimming beetle! Well, it looked like  a  beetle. I was emptying out a 500 litre waterbutt today and in the bottom of it (in about 30cm water) was what looked like a huge beetle (4cm across, 2cm wide .. ish) ... I thought it was dead, but it was clinging to the interior of the tap and it swims... it had two little fins/paddles/flippers (type things!) .. it scuttled around the bottom of the butt, feeding presumably. I could take a picture but I don't think it'd turn out too well. Any ideas what it is?    Report

14/05/2008, 16:44 chris pp Joined on 30/08/2005 Vienne '86' Posts 1,677 Re: Swimming beetle! At that sort of size it should be one of the following. Dytiscus latissimus. Cybister lateralimarginalis. Hydrophilus piceus. Chris   http://www.planetepassion.com Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language    Report

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