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...e ground or near the ground and capture small insects, worms and snails to eat, killing them by injecting them with poison. The cold-resistant larvae overwinter under rocks or in soil litter. On sunny winter days they can be observed crawling on the snow surface. The larvae are thus also called "snow worms”. In May of the following year, they have finished the 6th larval stage and pupate. That same month, the adult beetles hatch from the chrysalises.
>> Beetles -> soldier beetles -> Cantharis fusca
...colour. They live on and in the soil and feed on small insects, snails, worms, or parts of plants (young shoots or pollen). Soldier beetle larvae overwinter under rocks, leaves, moss or bark. On sunny winter days they can be observed crawling in the snow (snow worms).
>> Beetles -> soldier beetles
Mecoptera
...German (Schnabel = beak ; Fliege = fly). The larvae look like caterpillars, but have real legs on the chest and abdomen segments. A fork placed on the last abdomen segment also serves the movement of the larvae. Some examples of Mecoptera are: snow scorpionflies, hangingflies and species of the the Panorpidae.
>> Flies -> Mecoptera
Their bodies have bizarre shapes. Their indentations, spots and stripes, as well as their colouration, help them to camouflage themselves. Their colouration ranges from snow white with red stripes, to pale green, brown, bright yellow or emerald green and they are often attractive looking. The body surface can also be longitudinally striped or spotted. Diaea dorsata usually live on leaves, while colourful species are fou...
>> Arachnids -> Crab Spiders


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