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Ground Beetles
Family - Carabidae
Appearance
- Many species, very variable in size (3 – 30mm long).
- Colour — black, brown, green or violet (often metallic).
Lifecycle
- Usually completed in 1 year.
- Larvae are active and voracious predators feeding on caterpillars, slugs, snails and vegetable matter.
Habits
- Beneficial insects. Predatory and usually nocturnal.
- Do not breed indoors and an invasion of large numbers may be due to disturbance outside of the building.
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