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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-143--636361032 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Jeannie, This is a specimen of Carabus nemoralis M=FCller. It is a large and =20 relatively abundant ground beetle introduced to North America from =20 Europe. The species was first discovered in North America in New =20 Brunswick and in Nova Scotia, in Halifax, in 1924. It has been known =20 on Cape Breton for some time now, however, until recently I've only =20 been aware of specimens from the greater Sydney area. Recently I've =20 seen one from Whycocomagh. Was this one photographed in Cape George? =20 Is that the Cape George on St. Peters Inlet in the Bras D'Or Lakes? =20 If so, this is the first record that I'm aware of from Richmond County. They are very frequently found in gardens a such habitats and are a =20 species which is strongly favoured by human activities. Despite being =20= introduced it is a beneficial species since an important component of =20= its diet are slugs, the bane of many a gardener. If you find them in =20 your garden consider yourself fortunate. There are many good accounts =20= and photographs including: http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=3D7137 http://weaselhead.org/profile/?s=3D1413 Best wishes, Chris On 23-Apr-07, at 9:30 PM, Jeannie wrote: > This large beetle was making its way around the yard this =20 > evening.First one I've seen this year. > http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2435404030025930195UJbplf > Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury > > Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton > > > jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. Christopher Majka - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 3A6 (902) 424-6435 Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.=20= _. --Apple-Mail-143--636361032 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jeannie,<DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><SPAN = class=3D"Apple-style-span">This is a specimen of=A0<I>Carabus = nemoralis</I> M=FCller. It is a large and relatively abundant ground = beetle introduced to North America from Europe. The species was first = discovered in North America in New Brunswick and in Nova Scotia, in = Halifax, in 1924. It has been known on Cape Breton for some time now, = however, until recently I've only been aware of specimens from the = greater Sydney area. Recently I've seen one from Whycocomagh. Was this = one photographed in Cape George? Is=A0 that the Cape George on St. = Peters Inlet in the Bras D'Or Lakes? If so, this is the first record = that I'm aware of from Richmond County.</SPAN></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>They are very frequently = found in gardens a such habitats and are a species which is strongly = favoured by human activities. Despite being introduced it is a = beneficial=A0species since an important component of its diet are slugs, = the bane of many a gardener. If you find them in your garden consider = yourself fortunate. There are many good accounts and photographs = including:</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><A = href=3D"http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=3D7137">h= ttp://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=3D7137</A></DIV><D= IV><A = href=3D"http://weaselhead.org/profile/?s=3D1413">http://weaselhead.org/pro= file/?s=3D1413</A></DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Best wishes,</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Chris</DIV><DIV><BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On 23-Apr-07, = at 9:30 PM, Jeannie wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">This large beetle was making its way around the yard = this evening.First one I've seen this year.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2435404030025930195UJbplf">http= ://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2435404030025930195UJbplf</A></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Jeannie Shermerhorn,Port Hawkesbury</DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">Cottage....Cape George,Cape Breton</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><A = href=3D"mailto:jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca">jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca</A><SPAN= class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></DIV> = </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><DIV> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px = 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT = face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">Christopher Majka = - Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History</FONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Times">1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada<SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>B3H 3A6</FONT></P> <P = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Times">(902) 424-6435 <SPAN = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </SPAN>Email <<A = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</A>></F= ONT></P> <P style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><FONT face=3D"Times"= size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Times">_._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._= ._._._.</FONT></P> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HT