CLOSED: Giant Jet-Black Beetle ID

Watch Reply
More
Mark unread Print Skip to new
neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 16, 2017

When I picked this one up it clawed me so hard I dropped it! It was perhaps the largest and toughest beetle I have ever encountered. This was in western MA in a garage.

Thumbnail by neefman
Post #10310790
Quote
Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 16, 2017

This is a large ground beetle (family Carabidae); possibly in the genus Carabus. These are general predators on other small arthropods, and have very strong jaws for dealing with their prey...

Post #10310796
Quote
neefman East Bridgewater, MA Jul 16, 2017

Thanks! Were these introduced to control gypsy moths or do you think it's native?

Post #10310864
Quote
Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 17, 2017

This most likely is a native species...

Post #10310940
Quote

Post a Reply to this Thread

Please or sign up to post.
Back to Forum Homepage

More Insect and Spider Identification Threads

Go to all Insect and Spider Identification threads
BACK TO TOP