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Carabus nemoralis
Spotted this one surprisingly in late winter. Somehow he survived the cold and made it close to our home. Carabus nemoralis is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and the island of Newfoundland. It has also been introduced to and expanding its range in throughout North America.
Carabus nemoralis is a beneficial predator as it eats the agricultural pest Deroceras reticulatum/gray garden/milky slug, in its young stage and also its eggs. (German: Hainlaufkäfer)
Spotted on Feb 11, 2012
Submitted on Feb 11, 2012
9 Comments
wiki is good for informaton, but for name can you better look at eol !!
No I found it at another bugpage :)
Yes, noticed the name...going to change it - thanks.
Funny, because there was no common name for it on the wiki-page.
Thank you Lars :)
I don't have an option, but I do have a lens I can change too, but sometimes when I am out I just use what's on the camera :)
By the way in english it's called European Ground Beetle :)
You do good shots even without it...but give it a try - i learned to love the macro option
Yes I need to take more macros ;-)
it's just the macro, i think
Yes :)
Yours look a little bigger ^^
you're welcome - there he is, Jeannette ^^