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Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, [2] the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. [3] As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families.
This page lists the genera in the family Carabidae, according to Catalogue of Life and Carabcat Database as of March 2023, excluding Tiger Beetles (which are considered to be in the family Cicindelidae). [1] [2]
Many beetles, including those that live in sandy places, have effective camouflage. Beetles are prominent in human culture, from the sacred scarabs of ancient Egypt to beetlewing art and use as pets or fighting insects for entertainment and gambling. Many beetle groups are brightly and attractively colored making them objects of collection and ...
A Big-headed Ground Beetle with a mealworm, which it would later eat. They're willing to eat a variety of invertebrates. Scarites subterraneus , known generally as the big-headed ground beetle or (tunneling large) pedunculate ground beetle , is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae .
Calosoma is a genus of large ground beetles that occur primarily throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and are referred to as caterpillar hunters or caterpillar searchers. Many of the 167 species are largely or entirely black, but some have bright metallic coloration. They produce a foul-smelling spray from glands near the tip of the abdomen.
Ground wasps, or yellowjackets, are about ½-inch long with alternating black and yellow bands on the abdomen. They don’t carry pollen like honeybees do in pollen baskets on their rear legs.
Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: when disturbed, they eject a hot noxious chemical spray from the tip of the abdomen with a popping sound.
You name it, this creature will eat it. Roses, ornamental trees, flower beds, orchards, vineyards, vegetable gardens, all a feast for Japanese beetles.. Like cicadas, Japanese beetles live most of ...