
Devil's Coach-Horse (Staphylinus olens)
Rarely for me, I was caught without my main camera, and my phone struggled to capture a decent photo of this fast-moving beetle.
However this was more than compensated for by the accompanying video, which get's us up close with this fascinating, mythical beastie.
Make sure to read the commentary on the YouTube page:
The Devil's coach-horse beetle is a species of beetle belonging to the large family of the rove beetles. It was originally included in the genus "Staphylinus" in 1764, and some authors and biologists still use this classification.
Similar species: Beetles
By Philip Booker
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Uploaded Oct 3, 2020. Captured in 402 Wilson Ave, Brighton BN2, UK.
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