Common Cardinal beetle larva, Pyrochroa serraticornis, predator of woodlice living under decaying sycamore tree bark with pointed mandibles

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Size: 5400px × 3593px
Location: Sevenoaks, Kent, UK
Photo credit: © Yon Marsh Natural History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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