Devil's Coach Horse
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| Known more commonly as Rove Beetles, the Devil's Coach Horse Ocypus olens is the largest of the Staphylinidae group. Measuring over an inch long, it is a familiar and imposing species which will bite if provoked. There are over 1000 species of Staphylinidae in the UK, most are scavengers and can be found in a variety of sites. They generally inhabit underneath logs, leaf litter and and other decaying matter and are good fliers. This adult was found at Sherwood Forest in October 2008 and the full grown larvae was found at Warsop Main Pit Top in April 2010 and was as aggressive as it looks. On being picked up or even touched, it adopted a distinctive defensive posture. | ||
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| UK distribution of Ocypus olens
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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