carabid sp.

This is a ground beetle in the family Carabidae. Both the larva and adult are predaceous, feeding on caterpillars, earthworms, snails, and other insect larvae. There are more than 34,000 known species of beetle within the family Carabidae worldwide. Common habitats for ground beetles are under logs, under and on the bark of trees, sandy areas along the edges of ponds or rivers, and on and underneath rocks. 

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae

Photograph: © 2020 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 05 July 2018
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co.