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Carabus catenulatus This striking specimen belongs to the large, cosmopolitan family of ground beetles with over 40.000 species. It was a lucky find in Slovenia.<br /> <br /> Similar to many of its cousin species, it is nocturnal, that means it will walk all over the forest floor during nighttime in search for something to eat; and consequently, hard to find during daytime&hellip; This one had fallen into a concavity in the ground and had apparently not been able to get out on its own. We gladly freed it, and of course I took the opportunity to shoot some pictures!<br /> <br /> There seems to be no common name neither in English nor in German, unlike for the similar looking Carabus problematicus which has much wider range.<br /> <br /> Lateral view:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148955/side_view_of_carabus_catenulatus.html" title="Side view of Carabus catenulatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/8383/148955_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=2hGjZnROmn%2BKdk2hiNAhibbtVZk%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Side view of Carabus catenulatus Lateral view of the same specimen that can be seen in<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148954/carabus_catenulatus.html Carabus catenulatus,Geotagged,K&auml;fer,Slovenia,Slovenien,Spring,Tiere" /></a></figure> Carabus catenulatus,Geotagged,Slovenia,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Carabus catenulatus

This striking specimen belongs to the large, cosmopolitan family of ground beetles with over 40.000 species. It was a lucky find in Slovenia.

Similar to many of its cousin species, it is nocturnal, that means it will walk all over the forest floor during nighttime in search for something to eat; and consequently, hard to find during daytime… This one had fallen into a concavity in the ground and had apparently not been able to get out on its own. We gladly freed it, and of course I took the opportunity to shoot some pictures!

There seems to be no common name neither in English nor in German, unlike for the similar looking Carabus problematicus which has much wider range.

Lateral view:

Side view of Carabus catenulatus Lateral view of the same specimen that can be seen in<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148954/carabus_catenulatus.html Carabus catenulatus,Geotagged,Käfer,Slovenia,Slovenien,Spring,Tiere

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  1. View pysailor's profile
    pysailor
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    I did it again, I wanted to edit the description and posted a comment instead :) Posted 2 years ago, modified 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Hehe, it commonly happens, no worries.

      Anyway, beautiful discovery of this species and glad you were able to help it.       Posted 2 years ago
  3. View William Bodine's profile
    William Bodine
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    Beautiful creature with the blue trim on the exoskeleton. Posted 2 years ago
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    Awesome! Posted 2 years ago
  5. View t7iguy's profile
    t7iguy
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    What a beautiful specimen...Great find!! Posted 2 years ago

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The Carabus catenulatus

"Carabus catenulatus" is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, mainland Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

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Uploaded May 1, 2023. Captured Apr 16, 2022 13:36 in Q6VQ+MG Postojna, Slovenia.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/18.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO2000
  • 349mm
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