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BO., 20.03.2002 2:45

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20.03.2002 2:46, BO.

user posted imageCantharidae is a family of beetles with soft integuments, including soft elytra. The size is usually up to 15 mm. Carnivores; prey lies in wait on flowers. Larvae are covered with soft hairs; predatory; extra-intestinal digestion-grabbing prey with sharp jaws, the larva lets in enzymes that dilute the tissues, and then sucks up liquid food.
Author: VO

05.07.2006 19:37, Lesha

picture: z_lesha_048.jpg

picture: z_lesha_048_s.jpgTaken in the forest, Berlin, June 2006

05.07.2006 20:23, Bad Den

Softwort Cantharis obscura L.

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