Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta), a ground beetle foraging up in a Holm oak (Quercus ilex) tree in search of Gypsy moth caterpillar (Ly

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Forest caterpillar hunter (Calosoma sycophanta), a ground beetle foraging up in a Holm oak (Quercus ilex) tree in search of Gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) prey, Bacu Goloritze ravine, Baunei, Sardinia, Italy, May.

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Size: 4065px × 2710px
Location: Sardinia, Italy
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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