FUKUOKA, Sep 18 (News On Japan) –
The endangered Shimagengorou, a fast-swimming beetle identified to inhabit nonetheless waters comparable to ponds and rice paddies, has been captured for the primary time in 20 years in Ukiha City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Due to the usage of pesticides and land growth, the beetle is now on the point of extinction.
Kiyoshi Ota, an advisor to the Underwater Biology Research Society at Daiichi Pharmaceutical University High School, commented:
“It’s one of the most beautiful species of diving beetle, with golden streaks running through its body. It’s truly a stunning creature.”
Despite its magnificence and excessive decorative worth, it has change into more and more tough to search out.
On the night of September 8, Ota ventured right into a mountainous space of Ukiha City searching for aquatic bugs. While investigating a pond, he felt there is perhaps one thing uncommon and determined to forged his web. To his shock, he captured three Shimagengorou beetles.
The purpose for his or her presence in Ukiha City is presently below investigation.
The Shimagengorou beetle, rediscovered after 20 years, shall be flaunted to the general public together with different species at a college pageant in October.
Source: ANN