Carabus vinctus
Species of beetle
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Carabus vinctus, the stitched ground beetle or bound worm and slug hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3][4] where it flood plain forests, low deciduous forests and swamp-forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. vinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus vinctus (Weber, 1801) | |
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Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They are scavengers on dead fish and meat.[5]
