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Lebia tricolor, genus Legia, in the family of ground beetles, searching for prey. 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.
Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the " Bronze carabid ") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America. [1] Larva.
Amara is a large genus of carabid beetles, commonly called the sun beetles.Many are holarctic, but a few species are neotropical or occur in eastern Asia.. These ground beetles are mostly black or bronze-colored, and many species have a characteristic "bullet-shaped" habitus, as shown in the photos, making them taxonomically difficult for a beginner.
N. brevicollis. Binomial name. Nebria brevicollis. ( Fabricius, 1792) Nebria brevicollis, belonging to the Carabidae family, is a ground beetle. With nearly 500 species and over 100 subspecies, N. brevicollis is the most diverse genus within the Nebriini tribe of ground beetles. Members of the genus occupy a wide range of habitats. [1]
Pterostichus melanarius, the Rain Beetle, [1] is a type of carabid (ground beetle) of the genus Coleoptera. It is native to Europe but is increasingly found in North America after being introduced to the region in the 1920s. It is a predatory beetle that eats invertebrate pests, which makes it a valuable pest control agent in agricultural settings.
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.
Family: Carabidae. Subfamily: Anthiinae. Genus: Anthia. Weber, 1801. Anthia (common name saber-toothed ground beetles) is a genus of the ground beetle family (Carabidae) from Africa and Asia. Species of Anthia can spray a jet of formic acid up to 30 centimetres (12 in), which, if not treated, can cause blindness in animals that harass the beetles.
Ground beetles, or carabids, comprise the family Carabidae with an estimated 40,000 species worldwide. You’ve likely seen them hiding under stones or scurrying along the ground at night.