Great Silver Beetle Hydrophilus piceus adult swimming through pondweed Wat Tyler Country Park Essex England april photographed

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Great Silver Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) adult, swimming through pondweed, Wat Tyler Country Park, Essex, England, april (photographed in specialist photography tank and subsequently returned to wild)

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