A violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus) being dragged into the nest by a horde of wood ants (Formica rufa) at RSPB Arne

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A violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus) being dragged into the nest by a horde of wood ants (Formica rufa) at RSPB Arne, Dorset. july.

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Size: 5100px × 3386px
Location: RSPB Arne, Dorset, England, UK, United Kingdom, Europe
Photo credit: © DP Wildlife Invertebrates / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, ants, beetle, carabus, ecology, environment, formica, ground, hunters, insect, invertebrate, nature, pack, predator, prey, rufa, violaceus, violet, wildlife, wood