A new-to-me beetle Donacia crassipes. It lives as an aquatic larva the on the lower parts of water l
A new-to-me beetle Donacia crassipes. It lives as an aquatic larva the on the lower parts of water lilies from which it derives sustenance and also the air it needs prevent it from drowning. As an adult it feeds on the upper surface of the lily pads on which it can be seen scuttling about and hopping from pad to pad in sunny weather. -- source link
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