Ground beetle

Only 1% of insects are harmful to urban trees. We should embrace the good tree bugs, with tiny insect hugs. We need them for a healthy ecosystem.

Learn about ground beetles, also known by the scientific name Carabidae, including identification tips, ways to prevent a ground beetle infestation in your home, yard, or garden, and the best pest control methods for understanding and controlling ground beetles.

Description Taken at night on tree trunk in Singapore forest. Quote from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_b… Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.[2] It is one of the top 10 largest animal families, as of 2015. Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra…

Carabus coriaceus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) female. Body length: 40 mm. Canon EOS 5DII + EF100/2.8 USM + Manfrotto 055 tripod + natural light. Settings: f/16, 1.3 sec., ISO 400. View large! 2400px

Single shot taken with tripod. _MG_9947w

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Detailed drawing of a dor beetle.

Carabus nitens ground beetle

Carabus marginalis (Coleoptera, Carabidae) mating couple. Part II of the report about this species. After shooting single specimens we found in the pitfall traps, we noticed a couple came together in the plastic pot. There's no better chance for shooting mating Carabids! The female was absolutely cooperative (both with me and the male :-) Equipment and technique the same as the previous photos. The photo above is a stack of 6 mixed light exposures, natural light was made up with a diffused…