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Body
Carabidae, ground beetles mainly predatory and fast runners.
Invertebrates home - Taxonomy - Definitions
There are loads of beetles, for a general body plan have a look at the right hand column below or click on the family name. You might not find an exact match for the beetle you are looking for, but there are few greater joys in life than marvelling at the beauty of beetles. There is general beetle info. on the main beetle page, and more detailed info. on the many pages leading off that page.
| Silphidae, sexton, burying, and carrion beetles - often covered in reddish brown mites. |
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| Staphylinidae, rove beetles, devil-s coach horse |  |
| Lampyridae, glow worms |  |
| Cantharidae, soldier, sailor, bloodsucker beetles |
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| Elateridae, click beetles, skipjacks |  |
| Eucnemidae, false click beetles |
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| Buprestidae, jewel beetles |
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| Helodidae/Scirtidae, the family without a common name |  |
| Dryopidae, another family with no common name |  |
| Dermestidae, furniture, carpet, larder, bacon, beetles that will and can eat anything at all |  |
| Endomychidae, fungus beetles, looks like a ladybird |  |
| Coccinellidae, ladybirds, ladybugs |
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| Lyctidae, Powder post beetle |  |
| Anobiidae, woodworm, furniture, biscuit, drugstore, bread beetles, another family that will eat almost anything |  |
| Lucanidae, stag beetles |
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| Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles |  |
| Bruchidae, pea beetle, weevil |
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