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Ground Beetle - Sphaeroderus stenostomus
Copyright © 2005 Erik Blosser

Ground Beetle - Sphaeroderus stenostomus
Newport News, Virginia, USA
March 25, 2005
This beetle was found under a rotting log. It is eating a slug. This picture without flash shows a sort of reddish tinge that the beetle has. I'm guessing this is a ground beetle but is it possible to know more specifically?

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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 26 March, 2005 - 8:14pm
Last updated 30 March, 2009 - 12:48pm

Moved
Moved from Small Snail Eating Beetles.
… v belov, 30 March, 2009 - 12:48pm

Snail-eating beetle.
This is a species of Sphaeroderus, tribe Cychrini in the Carabidae. Great image!
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 March, 2005 - 4:50pm

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