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Beetle (Epomis circumscriptus) attacking and preying upon toad (Bufo viridis).

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Uploaded on Jun 3, 2011

The beetle (Epomis) immediately jumps on the amphibian's back and bites it. The amphibian responds with jumping, trying unsuccessfully to shake the beetle off. After 10 minutes, the amphibian ceases moving, and the beetle consumes and kills it.

Original publication: Gil Wizen, Avital Gasith (2011). Predation of amphibians by carabid beetles of the genus Epomis found in the central coastal plain of Israel. ZooKeys 100: 181-191. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.100... .

License: CC-BY Wizen and Gasith (2011)

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  • RebelTaxi99

    Fox! Get this guy off me!

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  • shallowships

    "Dear God, please stop time lapsing," said the frog

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  • Sang Vo

    Man that is crazy! I guess size doesn't really matter after all.

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  • TheSwearingChef

    Someone should send a bomb to ray so you ray cocksuckers can stop mentioning him.

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  • atogunn

    lol looks like Slippy didn't make it

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  • bufothetoad1

    devil u r, this deserves a whole lot of dilikes!

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  • TheSwearingChef

    Damn unoriginal, you unoriginal.

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  • bufothetoad1

    Why does this video of a toad eating a beetle get a ton of views but none of mine do!

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  • SeNsaToR

    Damn nature, you scary.

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  • Patrick Li

    reddit

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