Predaceous diving beetle

6566.    Found him in my driveway. Miramichi, New Brunswick. Canada

 

Number 6566. This is a predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), and judging from the foreleg I can see, it’s a male. These are general predators on other small aquatic life forms, and being very strong fliers, they often are found at quite some distance from water.