J. Gould et al., “Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching,” Entomol Sci, 22:393–97, 2019. While studying the conservation of endangered amphibians ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Once the grass frogs of Predjama have successfully mated, it will take two weeks for the tadpoles to emerge. But a threat still abounds, in the ...

Larvae of the predaceous diving beetle Dytiscus verticalis acquired an avoidance of the unpalatable newt Notophthalmus viridescens. After aquiring an avoidance of sections of the tail from adult newts ...

Another terrifying insect? A six-legged larvae that can slurp up fish and fully grown bullfrogs was found at a Montana national park, officials say. Called a “water tiger,” the predaceous diving ...

Last year a friend brought me a gigantic dead beetle they had found behind some floodlights in the school gym. It had large, powerful mandibles (mouthparts). It had perished fairly high up, having ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An attack on a neonate garter snake by a Dytiscus sp. larva was witnessed. The snake died within 7 minutes of the attack. Journal Information ...

The Sunburst Diving Beetle has great eyesight, in part due to a bifocal lens. The larvae of the beetle go through multiple molting periods in their trek to adulthood—which means it reshapes its own ...

To the non-scientist, the Sunburst Diving Beetle doesn't look any different than your average beetle. But put it under a microscope and examine the complexity of its eyes. You will see bifocal ...

A diving beetle with highly complex eyes can grow its own bifocals at a surprisingly quick rate, scientists say. In a new study, the first to investigate how the beetles' unusual eyes develop, ...

Last year a friend brought me a gigantic dead beetle they had found behind some floodlights in the school gym. It had large, powerful mandibles, or mouth parts. It had perished fairly high up, having ...

Another terrifying insect? A six-legged larvae that can slurp up fish and fully grown bullfrogs was found at a Montana national park, officials say. Called a “water tiger,” the predaceous diving ...