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       Scaphinotus angusticollis (Narrow-Collared Snail Eater beetle)
       By: Dutch Date: August 29, 2020, 2:26 pm
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       Scaphinotus angusticollis (Narrow-Collared Snail Eater beetle)
       Image:
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       Size: 0.7 to 0.9 inches long [1]
       Damage type: Crush (jaws), Shove (body), Venom (irritants from
       mouth)
       Damage level: Ladybug-class (jaws), Worm-class (body), high
       Aphid-class (irritants) {can cause pain to humans when sprayed
       on skin}
       Armor durability level: Mid-Strong-class to low-Tank-class
       Immune system durability level: Possibly high Wolf-class {can be
       paralyzed by Common House spider venom}
       Speed level: Beetle-class
       Eyesight level: Carabid-class
       Intelligence level: Beetle-class {smart enough to systematically
       hunt snails} [2]
       Tactic: Pin them to the ground and chew them up. If the enemy is
       bigger than me, RUN!
       Fighting behavior: It's not aggressive and won't fight unless
       it's hungry.
       Fights:
       Vs Warrior beetle [3]
       Fighting average: 0.0
       How to get: Find these beetles under logs and stones, anywhere
       where snails and slugs are plentiful. [4]
       Care: Keep them in moist soil, and feed them snails, slugs, and
       worms.
       Footnotes:
       [1]:
  HTML https://bugguide.net/node/view/31166
       [2]:
  HTML https://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth29.html
       [3]:
  HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ySCVwSfXS4
       [4]:
  HTML https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Narrow-Collared-Snail-Eating-Beetle
       Gallery:
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