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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea) » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Berosus » Berosus striatus
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Water Scavenger Beetle - Berosus striatus
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Water Scavenger Beetle - Berosus striatus
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
April 20, 2007
Size: ~ 5 mm
It took me many attempts to get an okay shot like this ... this beetle spreads its wings and takes off like a tiny bullet.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 21 April, 2007 - 9:07pm
Last updated 11 January, 2008 - 4:27am

Moved
Moved from Berosus.
… Cotinis, 11 January, 2008 - 4:27am login or register to post comments

Wow!
Great image, Stephen.
… Jim McClarin, 21 April, 2007 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Was definitely hard to take.
… Stephen Luk, 27 April, 2007 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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