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European Red-bellied Clerid

Thanasimus formicarius

Photo by Hannah Davis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Spotted on a wooden railing

Habitat:

Forest near Berlin

Notes:

Many thanks to kerbtier.de for the ID!

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Thanasimus formicarius

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Comments (2)
Hannah Davis
Thanks :) I wasn't familiar with this species, but it's apparently an important predator of bark beetles and might be useful for pest control.

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Biodiversity in Germany
Mission
Beetles!

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PublishedOctober 24, 2015

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