Carabus sylvosus, the woodland ground beetle or silvan worm and slug hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America, where it inhabits wooded areas, including deciduous mixed and coniferous forests, as well as orchards.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sylvan Worm and Slug Hunter 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
- Carabus amplipennis
- Carabus macrocephalus
- Carabus catenulatus
- Carabus scheidleri
- Carabus problematicus
- Carabus violaceus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Carabus
- Species
- Carabus sylvosus
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