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Friday, 4 September 2015

Scarites laevigatus (Fabricius, 1792) - Cyprus

Family: Carabidae 

Scarites is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near EastNorth America and North Africa. These beetles share physical characteristics of the more tropical stag beetles, but are not closely related. Scarites can often be found under loose rocks and boards. If touched, they often "play dead" by folding in their legs and arching their backs. The adult beetles are predators and have been observed overpowering mealworms much larger than themselves.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.Photos Meneou 28/8/2015 by George Konstantinou



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