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Carabid - Omophron tessellatum
Copyright © 2008 Nicolas Gompel

Carabid - Omophron tessellatum
Kohler-Andrae SP, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
June 29, 2006
Collected in/on moist sand under wood chunk on Lake Michigan beach.

Expertly mounted and imaged by my friend Nicolas Gompel. Pics taken with automontage system.
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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 2 February, 2008 - 11:09am
Last updated 21 July, 2016 - 10:04pm

Moved
Moved from Round Sand Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 2 February, 2008 - 5:41pm login or register to post comments

Omophron tessellatum
- one of four species of Omophron that I'm aware of in WI and second in abundance after O. americanum. Such a beautiful photograph! What is the average time required to produce such an image? Please submit more automontaged carabids to BugGuide. Thanks.
… Peter W. Messer, 2 February, 2008 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

I love that genus! And I love
I love that genus! And I love the way you photograph the beetles! Great job!
… Martin Hauser, 2 February, 2008 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Martin. These are very cool. Especially when you get to see them run around in the wild.

I will pass your compliments on to my friend Nicolas.
… Jeff Gruber, 2 February, 2008 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

 
Back in Europe I used to col
Back in Europe I used to collect Oomophron limbatum, the only central European species. It is a very "picky" species, likes sand and good natural habitats...
… Martin Hauser, 2 February, 2008 - 12:39pm login or register to post comments

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