The ground beetles, I will place on this page
There are about 400 species in the Netherlands. They differ in size. Most
species in these families are carnivores.
Nspec.
Family Ground beetles (Carabidae).
A small, dark, shiny bronze ground beetle. Length: 3,5 - 5,5 mm.
They have large, conspicuous, bulbous eyes They use their stereoscopic
vision to locate their prey.
They are found under rocks, leaves and moss. But during the day they
sometimes run across the tiles on our terrace. They are difficult to
photograph because they always run like other ground beetles.
There are many species. But they are difficult to determine. The third
beetle is an other species.
Both adults and larvae are predatory. They feed on small insects,
especially springtails
Amara spec. Family Ground beetles
(Carabidae).
When it is sunny this little groundbeetle is also running across our
terras.
Length 8 mm.
I am unable to tell you the exact species.
Both adults and larvae are known to be carnivors.
This Amara
I photographed in March 2009.
The beginning of the antennas is orange. Still it is not possible to find
the species.
Again Amra spec.
A two-coloured beetle (orange and black). Length 5, 6 mm.
In the sun it gets a beautiful glow.
In this family are more beetles with this colour.
I found this beetle in March under a pot in leaf litter.
Loricera pilicornis
Subfamily: LoricerinaeFamily: Ground beetles (Carabidae).
This beetle walked on my little greenhouse.
It is easy to recognize because it has long bristles on the first six
segments of its antennae. You can see these bristles on the right photo.
Length 6 - 8 mm.
It prefers damp places. This ground beetle feeds on mites and springtails
It hibernates as an adult beetle.
Native to Europe and America.
Nederlands /
Dutch
