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Snail-eating Ground Beetle Species - Slakkenetende Loopkeversoort - Scaphinotus angusticollis olympiae
Slakkenetende Loopkeversoort
Scaphinotus angusticollis olympiae
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4870
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06/07/2014
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The genus Scaphinotus is very closely realted to the genus Cychrus. These genera contain several old growth and stenotopic forest species. They are a nice example of a highly specialised ground beetles, which have developed through their evolution the perfect shape for chasing their prey: all the Cychrus and Scaphinotus species have a very small and elongated head and jaws, which are prefectly designed to capture terrestrial snails in their shells.
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