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Mating snail groundbeetles Mating snail beetles.<br /> (Be sure to turn HD mode on)<br /> <br /> Specie name is an best estimate, there are similar looking family members.<br /> Dutch name: Slakkenloopkever<br /> German name: Gew&ouml;hnlicher Schaufell&auml;ufer Closeup,Cychrus caraboides,Geotagged,Spain Click/tap to enlarge

Mating snail groundbeetles

Mating snail beetles.
(Be sure to turn HD mode on)

Specie name is an best estimate, there are similar looking family members.
Dutch name: Slakkenloopkever
German name: Gewöhnlicher Schaufelläufer

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    Joost Thissen
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    A single one:
    Snail groundbeetle An impressive jurassic looking beetle from Spain. This one is high on it's legs then normal, probably for eating. There where lots of these running around on this wall, I guess they where assembling for mating.<br /> <br /> Specie name is an best estimate, there are similar looking family members.<br /> Dutch name: Slakkenloopkever<br /> German name: Gewöhnlicher Schaufelläufer Cychrus caraboides,Geotagged,Spain,macro
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The Cychrus caraboides

''Cychrus caraboides'' is a species of ground beetles endemic to Europe.

It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Northern Ireland, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,.. more

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Similar species: Unknown Order
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jun 13, 2013. Captured May 25, 2013 11:07 in Carrera del Darro, 25, 18010 Granada, Spain.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm