Beetle (IMAGE)

Penn State

Beetle

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When Pennsylvania ground beetles are not defending themselves they are friends of agriculture, consuming up to their body weight daily, eating pests such as aphids, moth and beetle larvae, as well as slugs and snails. They can spray their defensive chemicals a distance multiple times their body length.

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Nick Sloff, Penn State

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