Floating Fiddler Beetle

in a bird bath. First time I've seen one of these, but they are a native. I scooped him out of the water after taking the photo.

[Rob Z]

He's lucky you came by - gorgeous colours on him. :)

[Issi Bannerman]

What an interesting chap!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such beautiful markings - and lucky to be rescued !( I assume he is not a water beetle ! )

[Helge E. Storheim]

Beautiful colours and markings

[Mags]

Cool capture!

[Steve Chappell]

Great capture

[Joanne Diochon]

He looks well designed to float, very streamlined and all.

[Bill]

The yellow is very pretty.

[gloria jones]

Cool capture

[Nina Ganci]

brilliant find and capture
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[Carole Sandford]

Great colours & patterns. This brought to mind the awful joke “ waiter, what is this fly doing in my soup?” - sorry!

[wendy frost]

An interesting find and a great capture and colours.

[LManning (Laura)]

The colours are beautiful.

[Jane Pittenger]

Like the dark red legs

[Rick]

Interesting bug, for sure.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

@carole_sandford right? be being a bird bath, they might have said - oh wow she left a snack for us! 😂

[Valerie Chesney]

Wow! I don't know this one.

[Poppo Livy]

Don't think I have ever seen one of these