The UK’s heaviest beetle, the great silver water beetle is regarded as a gentle giant, rather than an aggressive predator, and mostly scavenges plant material for food. “It was a really ...
“Great silver water beetles are often found in the Somerset ... but Mr Franklin described it as a “gentle giant” because it mostly scavenges plant material for food rather than as an ...
“Great silver water beetles are often found in the Somerset levels ... The beetle is the heaviest beetle in the UK and can grow to five centimetres long, but Mr Franklin described it as a “gentle ...