Carabus maeander, the menderes worm and slug hunter, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. The species fly in May and June, are black in colour and 15 to 23.5 millimetres (0.59 to 0.93 in) long. It is found in northeastern United States and both central and southern Canada (including Alberta). The species is also found outside of North America. In Russia, it is found in eastern Siberia while in Japan it is known from Hokkaido and Kunashir Islands. It also exists in South Korea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Meander Ground Beetle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Carabus
- Species
- Carabus maeander
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