Ground Beetles - Ground Beetles

Japanese: オサムシ類 - おさむしるい
Ground Beetles - Ground Beetles

...They have well-developed mandibles and long legs, and run quickly to prey on insects, earthworms, snails, and other small animals. Ground beetles and ground beetles are distributed throughout Eurasia, except in the tropical regions, and in North America, and many of them have degenerated hind wings. They mainly live on the ground, but many of them have no significant mobility and are limited to certain habitats.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "ground beetles" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…発達した大あごと長い脚をもち,すばやく走り昆虫類,ミミズ,カタツムリなどの小動物を捕食する。オサムシ類,セダカオサムシ類はユーラシア大陸の熱帯を除く地方と北アメリカに分布しており,後翅が退化したものが多い。おもに地表で生活するが,大きな移動力がなく生息地が局限されるものが少なくない。…

※「オサムシ類」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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