Traits: Aquatic insect; adults are oval-shaped and have legs with hairlike fringes. Larvae have large heads, long mandibles, and eight to ten abdominal segments.

Habitat: Ponds, lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries

Foods: Adults and larvae prey on aquatic insects, small fish, and tadpoles.

Eaten by: Fish, water birds, water shrews

Do You Know? Diving beetles obtain air at the surface of the water, but can remain underwater by carrying an air bubble with them.