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carabid beetle

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Noun1.carabid beetle - predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insectscarabid beetle - predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
ground beetle
beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Carabidae, family Carabidae - ground beetles
bombardier beetle - beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
calosoma - any beetle of the genus Calosoma
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In my office at home, I dumped out the contents and found the following arthropods: 25 carabid beetles plus many parts, including the head capsules of another 14; at least four isopods (pill bugs); one hemipteran (a true bug); one ant, and 32 mites (possibly passengers on the 39 carabid beetles).
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A carabid beetle from the Agra genus, however, is still called Agra phobia.
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