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Rio Grande water beetle
Copyright © 2005 Jim McClarin

Rio Grande water beetle
Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA
December 29, 2005
Size: about 6 mm
This is the same presumed species as this one, found hiding with several other water beetles of two apparent species under an object (stone I think) near a small puddle on the bed of the Rio Grande 10 or more miles north of the Mexican border.

I must say, these beetles have a whole lot more character lolling in their natural element, water, than when you haul them out on dry land.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 24 January, 2006 - 8:37pm
Last updated 25 January, 2006 - 4:03pm

Dytiscidae.
Both creatures are dytiscids (predaceous diving beetles). Not being an authority on the group, I can't say much beyond that and 'o-o-o-h! ah-h-h-h!,' as I do over most of Jim's pictures:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 January, 2006 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Eric.
I could believe you if you said *some* of my pix. I know that most of mine are lacking the vibrant color afforded by natural lighting and a *real* camera lens, and the small fry are somewhat beyond my abilities, though I post them anyway.
… Jim McClarin, 25 January, 2006 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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