Ground beetle?
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
October 22, 2011 11:59 am
Hey! I’m a wildlife student and I’ve been searching for a species from the order Coleoptera to write a report on. I’ve stumbled upon this guy; rather he stumbled upon me while attempting to hide under my bare foot (jeesh!). I’m new to beetles and haven’t the experience in identifying them. Hoping you can help 🙂
Signature: Cole
Hi Cole,
This is most certainly a Ground Beetle. Furthermore, we believe it is an introduced species, the European Ground Beetle, Carabus nemoralis. We matched your beetle to a photo on BugGuide.
Is that a fellow Newfie I see?
These are one of my favourite beetles. I intend to try and breed them this summer!
We are not sure what a Newfie is, but we are amused by the name.
A Newfie is a slag term for someone from Newfoundland. AKA a Newfoundlander.