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23-03-2009, 09:14 AM
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Ground Beetle ID
I photographed this Ground Beetle that was hiding under a rotting log in Marbury CP, Cheshire at the weekend. Body and head c1.6cm long. Cychrus caraboides perhaps?
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23-03-2009, 09:27 AM
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I should think so - would like a better look at the head (  ) to be absolutely sure but the narrow pronotum rules out the black Carabus species. Cychrus caraboides is the only British member of the species - there's at least another one elsewhere in Europe.
It has a very narrow, relatively long forebody and head - this allows it to eat snails out of their shells.
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I photographed this Ground Beetle that was hiding under a rotting log in Marbury CP, Cheshire at the weekend. Body and head c1.6cm long. Cychrus caraboides perhaps?
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23-03-2009, 12:47 PM
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Thanks, it was the only species I thought looked right. The only other pics I have its head was tucked even further down, got camera shy There were plenty of those small Garlic Snails around so it would have had lots to munch on 
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23-03-2009, 08:03 PM
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I'll make Paul happy 
To me it looks like Cychrus caraboides too  Here are the two Dutch Carabus sp. with more or less similar elytra:
 Carabus coriaceus
  Carabus nemoralis
To me the pronota of both are much wider and shorter 
Also, both are notably bigger - especially coriaceus is huge in comparisson 
Cheers, Arp
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