Plains oar-necked carabid
Stenomorphus californicus
The plains oar-necked carabid is a ground beetle from North America. Ground beetles spend most of their life down on the ground, running between stones and plants. Like all beetles, it has hard front wings that cover its back like a shield.
Lives in
North America
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It is happy to run away and hide.
What does it eat?
Ground beetles eat small creatures they find on the ground, and some kinds also like seeds.
How fast is it?
A tortoise about 0.3 km/h (0.19 mph)
Plains oar-necked carabid about 1.2 km/h (0.75 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It belongs to the ground beetles, a huge family of beetles that mostly live on the ground.
2
Scientists split it into four subspecies, groups that look a little different in different places.
3
Its hard front wings protect the thin flying wings folded underneath.
you asked
Most asked questions about Plains oar-necked carabid
?Is the plains oar-necked carabid dangerous?
No. It is a harmless ground beetle that would rather run away than meet you.
?Where does it live?
In North America, down on the ground.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Stenomorphus californicus
- Named by
- Ménétriés, 1843
- Group
- Beetles
- Family
- Carabidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Carabidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Stenomorphus californicus (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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