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Semi-desert steppe country, on a mountainside.
This was a small specimen. I found it dead on my porch.
Medium black bettle, with tail in the air
I spotted this beetle on the Parnitha's mountain, Attica, Greece
Spotted in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Interesting arthropod with an all-black exoskeleton.
he Devil's coach-horse beetle (Ocypus
The beetle is about 20 - 30 mm long and black. If the beetle feels attacked it ...
Small black beetle that is equipped with several different defensive ...
The Devil's coach-horse beetle (Ocypus ...
Large Rove beetle about 1 inch long
This shot was taken in the afternoon on a path leading up to the tip of Monte ...
At about 25–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in) it is one of the larger British ...
It is well known for its habit of raising its long and uncovered abdomen and ...
Devil's coach horse beetle. It is well known for its habit of raising its long ...
Black armored beetle. 1.5 to 2 inches long. Completely dull black with no ...
It is a long-bodied beetle. At about 25–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). Its wing ...
This large, black insect was hiding among Earwigs with eggs. It was about 25 mm ...
It is a small but long-bodied beetle. At about 25–28 mm. Its wing covers ...
A large rove beetle with extended exposed abdomen covered by hardened plates ...