Their mandibles (fangs) are quite tough, but not enough to draw blood....
They are identified by their slick, black, shiny shell with the bright violet outline.
I found this one under a particularly large log in my back garden.
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| Photo by Alex Sidney |
Wednesday, 30 December 2015
Violet Ground Beetle
This is a Violet Ground Beetle. They predate on slugs, snails, and small insects/myriapods.
Their mandibles (fangs) are quite tough, but not enough to draw blood....
They are identified by their slick, black, shiny shell with the bright violet outline.
I found this one under a particularly large log in my back garden.
Their mandibles (fangs) are quite tough, but not enough to draw blood....
They are identified by their slick, black, shiny shell with the bright violet outline.
I found this one under a particularly large log in my back garden.
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