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• Scaphinotus johnsoni

  Johnson's Snail-eating Beetle

  Scaphinotus johnsoni is a large ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae, commonly known as the snail-eating beetles. It is native to the Pacific Northwest of North America, where it inhabits coniferous forests in montane and subalpine zones. Adults are brachypterous (short-winged), flightless, and nocturnal, with gregarious tendencies. As a member of the genus Scaphinotus, it is presumed to be a molluscivore, using its elongated jaws to extract snails from their shells.

  CarabidaeColeopteraground-beetlesnail-eating-beetlePacific-NorthwestbrachypterousnocturnalmolluscivoreOlympic-Rainforestmontanesubalpineflightless