Hydrophilidae (family)

Unidentified water scavenger beetle at O'Connor, ACT

Hydrophilidae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2021 03:34 PM
Hydrophilidae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2021 03:34 PM
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Identification history

Hydrophilidae (family) 10 Jan 2021 KimPullen
Dytiscidae (family) 10 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 10 Jan 2021 ConBoekel

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Crawls along sticks underwater. Carries air bubble with it. Is probably sucking in air in the first image. Appearance falsified using post-processing to show details. The true appearance is glossy black.

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