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Devil's coach horse beetle - Ocypus olens

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    Pudding4brains
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    Hi Jivko - excellent image! Nice and sharp and most characters clearly visible :o) Cheers! Arp Posted 8 years ago
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      Jivko Nakev
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      Thank you Arp. It was a pretty funny story - while we were sunbathing on the beach, one of a sudden a colleague girl started screaming, jumping and beating the sand with her sandals. I hardly managed to save the "beast" and take it away. Posted 8 years ago
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    Ferdy Christant
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    Totally agree, highly detailed full body shot, well done! Posted 8 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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Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jun 19, 2017. Captured Jun 16, 2017 15:05 in Unnamed Road, Sithonia 630 72, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/160s
  • ISO1000
  • 100mm