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Species related to the Lesser silver water beetle (Hydrochara caraboides)

Black pennant (Selysiothemis nigra)
A small and graceful dragonfly, the black pennant (Selysiothermis nigra) is distinguished by its large, fragile-looking wings and... More 4 Images 0 videos
Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Named after its piercing ‘squawk’ call, the squacco heron is a small, chunky bird with a short, thick bill, warm buff-brown back and snowy... More 38 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Hydrochus nitidicollis)
Hydrochus nitidicollis is a rare brassy, blackish coloured water beetle... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca)
Males of this diving duck species are a deep russet brown with a white triangular patch under the tail and a white belly. The edges of the... More 14 Images 0 videos
Pygmy rush (Juncus pygmaeus)
One of our smallest members of the rush family, pygmy rush has one or a few flower heads, each with one to five flowers. The leaves at the... More 8 Images 0 videos
Fen violet (Viola persicifolia)
This speices is perhaps the rarest, and most beautiful of all our native violets. The fragile looking flowers are bluish-white in colour... More 4 Images 0 videos
Lamprehuela (Cobitis paludica)
This small bottom-dwelling fish, a member of the Cobitidae, or loach family, has an elongated, pale body patterned with dark spots. The... More 1 Image 0 videos
Black poplar (Populus nigra)
Black poplar (Populus nigra), thought to be Britain's most endangered native timber tree, has a wide, rounded crown and dark grey fissured... More 9 Images 0 videos
Fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius)
As well as being one of Britain's largest spiders, the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) is also one of the rarest. It is a... More 8 Images 0 videos
Valencia toothcarp (Valencia hispanica)
An attractively coloured, diminutive freshwater fish, while the Valencia toothcarp has a history of popularity in the aquarium trade, today... More 1 Image 0 videos
Common pond skater (Gerris lacustris)
The common pond skater (Gerris lacustris) is the most widespread British bug. It is brownish-black in colour, with a narrow body. The... More 13 Images 2 Videos
Desmoulin's whorl snail (Vertigo moulinsiana)
This tiny snail, not more than 3mm tall, is one most people are unlikely to encounter unless you have a stream flowing through your... More 5 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black head, and pale brown wing... More 2 Images 0 videos
Noble chafer (Gnorimus nobilis)
This chafer is a very attractive insect. It has a metallic-green body which is speckled with white. The whole body displays a brilliant... More 3 Images 0 videos
Pot beetle (Cryptocephalus primarius)
This rather shiny beetle (one of the larger Cryptocephalus species) has orange wing-cases (elytra), each with five black spots. The head and... More 2 Images 0 videos
Bast bark beetle (Ernoporus tiliae)
This small, brown bark beetle has scales covering the wing cases (elytra), some of which are raised and form rows... More 2 Images 0 videos
Pashford pot beetle (Cryptocephalus exiguus)
This is the smallest of the British Cryptocephalus species. It is a shiny black in colour, with the legs and base of the antennae yellow... More 2 Images 0 videos
Bombardier beetle (Brachinus crepitans)
The bombardier beetle is famous for its remarkable explosive defence system, in which a volatile liquid is ejected from the anus with an... More 7 Images 0 videos
Weevil (Procas granulicollis)
This distinctive weevil is dullish black in colour. It has a dappled appearance due to the presence of patches of white hair-like bristles... More 3 Images 0 videos
Hazel pot beetle (Cryptocephalus coryli)
An orange and black insect that has the typical - if slightly squarish - 'beetle' shape. The thorax is black in males and red in females... More 16 Images 2 Videos
Furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)
The furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum), also known as ‘woodworm’, is a notorious pest of timber in buildings and old furniture. Very few... More 8 Images 5 Videos
Mire pill beetle (Curimopsis nigrita)
Pill beetles have rounded, convex bodies. The mire pill beetle, or 'bog hog' is tiny, measuring just 2 mm in length, and is black in colour... More 4 Images 0 videos
Spangled diving beetle (Graphoderus zonatus)
This beetle has the appearance of being sheathed in gold, but only, it seems, when photographed under certain lighting conditions. The edges... More 4 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Anisodactylus poeciloides)
This beetle is of 'medium' size (in beetle terms), with an attractive colouration and the 'typical' ground beetle shape. The colour ranges... More 1 Image 0 videos
Blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus)
A large and impressive beetle, the blue ground beetle (Carabus intricatus) has an attractive metallic purple or blue sheen to it... More 12 Images 1 Video
Hylis (Hylis simonae)
Information on Hylis simonae is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Long-horned beetle (Morimus funereus)
Information on the long-horned beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Southern river otter (Lontra provocax)
The southern river otter is believed to occupy the smallest geographical area of all otter species. Like other otters, it is built for... More 12 Images 1 Video
Black-spotted newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis)
Information on the black-spotted newt is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Gembe reed frog (Hyperolius robustus)
ARKive is working with the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species.A collaboration... More 3 Images 0 videos

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