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Predacious Diving Beetle eating eastern newt eggs - Acilius mediatus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Predacious Diving Beetle eating eastern newt eggs - Acilius mediatus
Woodford, Bennington County, Vermont, USA
April 20, 2006
Size: ~10-12mm
Contributed by tom murray on 20 April, 2006 - 9:33pm
Last updated 5 May, 2006 - 11:25pm

Good looking beetle.
Maybe it's the diet. I think I'll try some of those eggs ;-)
… Jim McClarin, 21 April, 2006 - 5:28am

 
If that's what
gives this beetle's looks, I should have grabbed the batch of eggs for myself :-)
… tom murray, 21 April, 2006 - 6:33am

 
LOL!
LOL! Yeah I should go to my local pond and see if I can get some myself! =)
… Brittanie McCormack, 10 January, 2007 - 2:07pm

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