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snail eating ground beetle

Scaphinotus angusticollis

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

fast walking beetles found on the forest floor

Species ID Suggestions

snail-eating ground beetle

Scaphinotus angusticollis
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Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
Thanks for the ID. Explains why we see empty snail shells in the forest so frequently!
KristalWatrous
Looks like a predacious ground beetle in the family Carabidae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/186.

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PublishedOctober 25, 2011

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