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Cybister (larva)

Cybister sp.

Photo by James McNair
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28.5364, -81.0176

Field Notes

Description:

Species of predatory diving beetle

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

I need some assistance with ID of my 3000th spotting. This is a new one for me, segmented brown body with flattened brown head and large mandibles. Moves in an undulating manner on multiple legs like a centipede.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
KeithRoragen
Dytiscidae, probably. Something like this, maybe http://bugguide.net/node/view/296092
KeithRoragen
grats on 3000. I'd say it's some kind of beetle larva

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PublishedJune 16, 2014

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