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Snail-Eating Beetle - Scaphinotus
Copyright © 2005 Stephen Cresswell

Snail-Eating Beetle - Scaphinotus
Holly River State Park, Webster County, West Virginia, USA
October 8, 2005
I've belatedly added this third photo to highlight the shape of the pronotum. It also shows the elongate mouth parts.

Wonder if those whitish things are little insects or other creatures walking around on the beetle?

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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 29 October, 2005 - 1:58pm

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