European Ground Beetle
Carabus nemoralis
53.4721, 10.3733
Field Notes
Description:
Spotted this one surprisingly in late winter. Somehow he survived the cold and made it close to our home.
Carabus nemoralis is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and the island of Newfoundland. It has also been introduced to and expanding its range in throughout North America.
Notes:
Carabus nemoralis is a beneficial predator as it eats the agricultural pest Deroceras reticulatum/gray garden/milky slug, in its young stage and also its eggs.
(German: Hainlaufkäfer)
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