Species Cards
Ground Beetle
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Group: |
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Food chain : |
Carnivore |
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What it eats : |
Slugs and snails, other invertebrates, sometimes also carrion. |
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Eaten by: |
Hedgehog |
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Habitat: |
Woodland; Dead Wood; Wildflower grasslandWoodland; Dead Wood; Wildflower grassland |
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Description: |
Ground beetles are usually black, or sometimes beautiful iridescent colours. They have long legs and are fast-running predators with powerful jaws. The larvae are also predatory. |
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