Suckers On Foreleg Of Male Diving Beetle
by M I Walker
Title
Suckers On Foreleg Of Male Diving Beetle
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M I Walker
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Suckers on proximal tarsal joint of foreleg of a male diving beetle. Dytiscus marginalis is a large and powerful freshwater diving beetle and the males have developed plate-like proximal tarsal joints on their front legs, covered in suckers, with which to hold onto the female during mating. The photo shows a portion of such a joint with part of 1 of the 2 large suckers and 5 rows of small ones. Cleared and mounted in canada balsam. Rheinberg Illumination. Stack of 44 images. Horizontal Field Width = 1.8mm.
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June 6th, 2013
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