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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.<br /> <br /> However this was more than compensated for by the accompanying video, which get&#039;s us up close with this fascinating, mythical beastie.<br /> <br /> Make sure to read the commentary on the YouTube page: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lz6YrUxqbv0?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Devils coach-horse beetle,Geotagged,Ocypus olens,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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:

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Solid video! I read they have quite sloppy feeding behavior. It's described as the larvae being equally aggressive feeders so figured you may like Arp's life cycle image:

    Ocypus olens pupa: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60490/ocypus_sp.html<br /> larva: <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/60489/ocypus_sp.html Devils coach-horse beetle,Ocypus olens,Staphylinidae,biodiversity,coleoptera,insecta,insects
     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

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The Devils coach-horse beetle

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.

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Species identified by Philip Booker
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Uploaded Oct 3, 2020. Captured in 402 Wilson Ave, Brighton BN2, UK.
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