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RenishawPhil

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Can anyone identify this little creature?
« on: September 17, 2011, 18:29:52 »
Anyone got any ideas?

Kleftiwallah

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Re: Can anyone identify this little creature?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2011, 18:34:58 »

Baby (can't spell imature) Stag beetle ?   ::)     Cheers,    Tony.
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Re: Can anyone identify this little creature?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2011, 18:36:40 »
Sorry meant to say its from our pond!!

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Re: Can anyone identify this little creature?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2011, 18:48:24 »

Stag water beetle,    How about Ditiscus Marginalis (Great diving beetle)?  ::)   Cheers,    Tony.
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Re: Can anyone identify this little creature?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2011, 19:28:12 »
When I last saw a great diving beetle it was paler than that... I remember as i didn't know what it was and it bit me!  :o

 

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