Diving beetle is a 3-star creature card from the Industrial Age. Diving beetles carry a bubble of air under their wing cases to breathe underwater.
Bonus by grade
| Grade | Copies needed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 0 | +6% soldier HP |
| Uncommon | 2 | +10.8% soldier HP |
| Rare | 5 | +18% soldier HP |
| Epic | 10 | +27% soldier HP |
| Legendary | 20 | +42% soldier HP |
Duplicates raise the grade: Uncommon at 2, Rare at 5, Epic at 10, Legendary at 20.
Codex
- Common: They're fierce predators of tadpoles and small fish.
- Uncommon: Their back legs are flattened like oars.
- Rare: They can fly between ponds at night.
- Epic: Their larvae are called 'water tigers'.
- Legendary: They store air under their wing cases (elytra).
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Field guide
| Size | About 1–40 mm; the three-punctured diving beetle is 2–2.3 cm |
| Nest | Still water such as ponds, lakes and river pools |
| Diet | Insects, tadpoles and small fish |
| Defence | Adults release a strong chemical that can stun nearby fish |
| Active | Adults fly at night between waterholes |
| Lifespan | Not well known |
| Where it lives | Still waters; the three-punctured species lives across most of Australia |
Did you know?
- Larvae inject digestive fluid into prey, then suck up the liquefied insides.
- Larvae breathe through a siphon at the tail end that they poke above the surface.
- Flying beetles are drawn to streetlights and can be fooled by shiny glass.
Sources: australian.museum, ento.csiro.au