Phosphuga atrata
Phosphuga atrata, also called Silpha atrata, is a European carrion beetle that feeds on live snails, insects and earthworms, as well as on carrion. The beetle is up to 15mm long and has an elongated neck, which is used to reach into snail shells, which it sprays with a digestive fluid. Young beetles are brownish in color, older ones are black. The larvae are black and flattened and feed on snails as well. They pupate in the ground.
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Phosphuga atrata
Phosphuga atrata, also called Silpha atrata, is a European carrion beetle that feeds on live snails, insects and earthworms, as well as on carrion. The beetle is up to 15mm long and has an elongated neck, which is used to reach into snail shells, which it sprays with a digestive fluid. Young beetles are brownish in color, older ones are black. The larvae are black and flattened and feed on snails as well. They pupate in the ground.
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De slakkenaaskever (Phosphuga ...... ederland in bosachtig terrein.
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Der Schwarze Schneckenjäger od ...... ilie der Aaskäfer (Silphidae).
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De slakkenaaskever (Phosphuga ...... ederland in bosachtig terrein.
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Der Schwarze Schneckenjäger od ...... ilie der Aaskäfer (Silphidae).
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Phosphuga atrata Phosphuga atr ...... pulvérise un fluide digestif.
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Phosphuga atrata é uma espécie ...... sente no território português.
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Phosphuga atrata, also called ...... ll. They pupate in the ground.
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Petit Silphe noir
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Phosphuga atrata
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Phosphuga atrata
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Schwarzer Schneckenjäger
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Slakkenaaskever
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