Species Cards
Great Diving Beetle
Dytiscus marginalis
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Group: |
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Food chain : |
Producer |
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What it eats : |
Anything smaller than itself, including other water invertebrates, tadpoles and small fish. |
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Eaten by: |
Heron |
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Habitat: |
PondPond |
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Description: |
A large water beetle, about 3 cm long. Body is olive green with a dull yellow border. Larvae live underwater and can grow to about 5 cm long and have large jaws. |
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