Project Description

Western U.S.A.

This beetle’s mouthparts are long and slender so it can reach inside the shells of snails to feed on the tasty morsels inside.

  • Class: Insecta (Insects)
  • Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
  • Family: Carabidae (Predaceous Ground Beetles)
  • Species: Scaphinotus sp.