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Ocypus olens - Wings out Altough the Devil's Coach-horse rarely flies, this one had just unfolded it's wings and was in the process of pulling them back in. Coleoptera,Devils coach-horse beetle,Geotagged,Netherlands,Ocypus,Ocypus olens,Rove beetle,Staphylinidae,Staphylinini Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Ocypus olens - Wings out

Altough the Devil's Coach-horse rarely flies, this one had just unfolded it's wings and was in the process of pulling them back in.

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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 Pudding4brains
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Uploaded Dec 29, 2016. Captured in Lonnekermeerweg 70, 7522 PS Enschede, Netherlands.
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