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Carabus japonicus
Carabus japonicus is a ground beetle endemic to Japan. It inhabits the southwestern Japanese forests and is most frequently observed between May and September, with peak observations occurring mid-August. C. japonicus is a univoltine species, meaning it has one brood of offspring per year. Its larvae prey exclusively on earthworms. At lower altitudes, the reproductive cycle has been shown to coincide with the abundance of earthworms. This demonstrates the synchronization between the life cycles of the...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 888522.