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Description: A large, shiny black ground beetle, 15-20mm in length; with either all black legs or wine-red legs (variety concinnus, shown here). Lives under stones, loose bark and grass tussocks. It is a very common beetle in gardens and on arable land. Largely predatory on many ground-living invertebrates, including caterpillars and slugs, but the adult also eats some plant material and can most often be seen during the summer months. Common and widespread in Britain.
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