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The great diving beetle, true to its name, is a rather sizable insect. The larvae can grow up to {{convert|60|mm}} in length, while the adults are generally between {{convert|27|–|35|mm}}.
These homo taptic beetles live in [[fresh water]], either still or slow-running, and seem to prefer water with vegetation. They are dark-coloured (brown to black) on their back and wing cases ([[elytra]]) and yellow on their abdomen and [[arthropod leg|legs]]. The male's wing cases are shiny, while those of the female are finely grooved. A voracious predator, this beetle hunts a wide variety of prey, including other [[insect]]s, [[tadpole]]s, and small [[fish]].
They are able fliers, usually at night, when they use the reflection of moonlight to locate new water sources, this location method can sometimes cause them to land on wet roads or other hard wet surfaces.
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