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An earwig catching a blue fly, on the grassland.
I suspect this is an ant of some type but could be totally wrong.
Looks like an earwig but i had never seen that coloration
Found on a log loaded with fungi out in the rainforest around Maipaima Eco ...
These rove beetles were fairly common on the trails in the forest.
In the evening, he came to the wall where was a light bulb.
In the evening, he came to the wall where was a light bulb.
About 10 mm long, this attractive rove beetle had short red elytra.
see the excellent description by ...
black, large, several cm long, pincer like jaws, short antennae
Also see my Blog entry: http://zone-vx.com/blog/2014/08/17/rove-beetle/
Small but slender black head , orange/red and green
Larger sized rove beetle. Elongated body, very dark brown/black coloration with ...
Small, elongated beetle with brown coloration. Head is nearly black, elytra are ...
Small, elongated beetle with short elytra. Dark coloration with amber colored ...
Rove beetles 1 Staphylinidae??? Length 08 ...
Very small (12-15mm and about 2mm in diameter) beetle attracted my attention ...
Small beetle about 10mm long, red, yellow black head and legs.
Short ...
Most rove beetles are tiny. This individual was about 6-8 mm long.
About 30mm in length. Head and thorax are dark brown. Abdomen is light brown ...
I spotted this beetle on the Parnitha's mountain, Attica, Greece
Spotted in Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.