Ground Beetle

Ground Beetle

Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.

Read more about Ground Beetle:  Description and Ecology, Relationship With Humans, Evolution and Systematics

Famous quotes containing the words ground and/or beetle:

    “Just as the hand that strikes the ground cannot fail,
    So is the ruin certain of him who cherishes anger.”
    —Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)

    “Ere the bat hath flown
    His cloistered flight, ere to black Hecate’s summons
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    Hath rung night’s yawning peal, there shall be done
    A deed of dreadful note.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)