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Southern Africa
Other fauna in focus
Ground beetle
Ground beetle
Appearance
Large jaws projecting forward. Moves fast on long legs. Black sometimes with yellow. Fierce diurnal predator. Some spray formic acid from rear in defence.
Habitat
Throughout southern Africa.
Names
(en)
Ground Beetle
(sc)
Carabidae
(nl)
Loopkever
(af)
Oogpister