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πŸͺ² Beetles

Southern Rove Beetle

Philonthus spinipes

About

A shiny, black rove beetle with distinctive spiny hind tibiae. It is a fast-running predator commonly found under stones and debris in drier, warmer habitats of southern Europe.

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Did You Know?

The spiny tibiae that give this species its name are used as weapons in combat with rival males over territory and mates.