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  1. water beetle - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · water beetle, name for aquatic beetles [1] of several families. They should not be confused with water bugs [2], which are true bugs (order Hemiptera). The predaceous diving …

  2. Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle - Encyclopedia.com

    Mar 7, 1994 · Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle Brychius hungerfordi Status Endangered Listed March 7, 1994 Family Halipilidae (Water beetle) Description Small, distinctive, yellowish brown …

  3. Ewing, Juliana Horatia (1841–1885) - Encyclopedia.com

    Ewing, Juliana Horatia (1841–1885)British writer who produced a number of children's books with a simple, unaffected style, including Jackanapes and Lob-Lie-by-the-Fire. Born Juliana Horatia …

  4. Beetles and Weevils: Coleoptera - Encyclopedia.com

    BEETLES AND WEEVILS: ColeopteraGIRAFFE-NECKED WEEVIL (Trachelophorus giraffa): SPECIES ACCOUNTSGREAT WATER BEETLE (Dytiscus marginalis): SPECIES …

  5. Beetles - Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · Beetles Varieties of beetles Beetle anatomy and physiology Life cycle Defense Parasitic beetles Beetles and humans Resources Beetles make up the large, extremely …

  6. water scavenger | Encyclopedia.com

    water scavenger: see water beetle. Source for information on water scavenger: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.

  7. Arthropods: Insects, Arachnids, and Crustaceans - Encyclopedia.com

    The most commonly consumed food insects in that region are bee brood (larvae and pupae), beetles such as Dytiscid and Hydrophilid beetles, and the giant water beetle (Lethocerus …

  8. true water beetle | Encyclopedia.com

    true water beetle See DYTISCIDAE. Source for information on true water beetle: A Dictionary of Zoology dictionary.

  9. Water Bug | Encyclopedia.com

    water bug, name for a large number of water-living bugs [1], comprising several families of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). All have jointed, sharp, sucking beaks, breathe air, and undergo …

  10. Ethology - Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · The carnivorous water beetle Dysticus marginalis does not react to the sight of prey (e.g., a tadpole in a glass tube), although it has perfectly developed eyes, but it does …